#racial-gerrymandering

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Truthout
2 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

Florida Senate's Tampa Bay Maps Are Racial Gerrymander, Residents Allege in Lawsuit

Black voters in Florida allege racial gerrymandering in state Senate districts, impacting their voting power. [ more ]
Miami Herald
3 weeks ago
NYC politics

Judge throws out Miami's 'unconstitutional' voting map over racial gerrymandering

A federal judge invalidated Miami's voting map over racially gerrymandered district boundaries.
The judge is considering special elections and redrawing the map, sparking discussions on voting representation in the city. [ more ]
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
1 month ago
Social justice

SC NAACP Urges Supreme Court to Allow Fair Maps in 2024 Elections

South Carolina may not use racially gerrymandered districts for upcoming elections.
Legal organizations oppose the stay request and advocate for fair redistricting to protect voting rights. [ more ]
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
4 months ago
US politics

Georgia Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Cobb County School Board Map

The U.S. District Court has blocked the use of a racially gerrymandered map by the Cobb County School Board in an upcoming election.
The injunction was granted in response to a lawsuit alleging that the map violated the Fourteenth Amendment and diminished the voting power of Black and Latinx voters. [ more ]
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
4 months ago
Social justice

SCOTUS leaves racially gerrymandered Galveston County map in place for 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court allows racially gerrymandered map to remain in place in Galveston County, depriving minority voters of representation.
Plaintiffs plan to continue their fight for fair representation through an en banc review in May 2024. [ more ]
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
5 months ago
Social justice

Civil rights groups ask Supreme Court to provide relief for Black, Latino Galveston County voters

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the Texas Civil Rights Project are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to address a racially gerrymandered map in Galveston County.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted an en banc review of the redistricting case in question.
The decision to delay the review jeopardizes the ability of Black and Latino residents in Galveston County to elect their preferred candidates. [ more ]
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
6 months ago
Social justice

Partisan Aims Cannot Excuse Racial Gerrymandering

Redistricting often uses race as a proxy for political affiliation.
The Supreme Court will examine the extent of racial gerrymandering in the Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP case. [ more ]
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