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fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Republicans Sue to Try to Stop Prop 50 From Taking Effect

Republicans sued to block California’s Prop 50 redistricting, alleging illegal racial considerations in creating Hispanic-majority districts and seeking to challenge Voting Rights Act protections.
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court signals willingness to pare back Voting Rights Act

Black voters sued, challenging the map under the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits disenfranchisement on the basis of race. Courts agreed that the map likely violated the Voting Rights Act. So Louisiana drew a new one, adding a second district of primarily Black voters. But then a group of self-described "non-African American" voters sued, claiming that adding the second majority-minority district had watered down their voting rights. The non-African-American voters seem likely to win.
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