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Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana for Racial Gerrymandering – Again – This Time for State Legislative Districts

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling August 14th that Louisiana’s legislature violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when it racially gerrymandered state legislative districts, diluting the voting power of Black Louisiana voters.

Redistricting Week: 60 Years After The Voting Rights Act, Racial Gerrymandering Persists, Driven by State Legislatures Trying to Retain Power

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

You may think racial gerrymandering happened long ago and just in southern states with legacies of suppressing of African Americans. Think again. Anti-voter legislatures around the country still employ racial gerrymandering to retain political power.

Apparent Racial Gerrymandering in Tarrant County, TX Draws Condemnation and a VRA Lawsuit. The County’s Reply? It’s OK. It was for Political Reasons.

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

Tarrant County, Texas county commissioners approved a new county redistricting map June 3rd diluting the votes of Black and Hispanic voters, but commissioners claim the gerrymandering was for “political”, not racial reasons. The map likely eliminates a majority minority district, and has drawn widespread condemnation and a Voting Rights Act lawsuit.

Federal Appeals Court Weighs Whether the Georgia Legislature-Drawn Majority-Minority Districts in Metro Atlanta Met Judge’s Order

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

In a recent report from Georgia, we told you about voters contesting a mass voter eligibility challenge by election conspiracy group True the Vote. In another 11th Circuit courtroom that same week, a group of Black voters challenged the voting districts for metro Atlanta.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Born Out of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fights for Its Life in the Face of an Activist U.S. Supreme Court Majority

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Five months after peaceful voting rights marchers were viciously attacked by their own government in Selma, Alabama, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. Anti-voter legislatures are now challenging the VRA’s protections, even though that discrimination continues.

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Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana for Racial Gerrymandering – Again – This Time for State Legislative Districts

Redistricting Week: 60 Years After The Voting Rights Act, Racial Gerrymandering Persists, Driven by State Legislatures Trying to Retain Power

Apparent Racial Gerrymandering in Tarrant County, TX Draws Condemnation and a VRA Lawsuit. The County’s Reply? It’s OK. It was for Political Reasons.

Federal Appeals Court Weighs Whether the Georgia Legislature-Drawn Majority-Minority Districts in Metro Atlanta Met Judge’s Order

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Born Out of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Fights for Its Life in the Face of an Activist U.S. Supreme Court Majority