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 ]
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 ]