Episode 490: Federal Courts Leave Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina, North Carolina & Florida Maps in Place for 2024 Election

American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 1, 2024
Federal Courts Leave Racially Gerrymandered South Carolina, North Carolina & Florida Maps in Place for 2024 Election

Three federal court actions last week in South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida cases let stand racially-gerrymandered maps diluting Black voting power. Those diluted maps neutralize the voice of Black voters in those districts for 2024.
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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Democracy Docket - Federal Court Upholds Florida’s Congressional Map That Eliminated Historically-Black District
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (via Democracy Docket) - Decision in Common Cause Florida v. Byrd
Democracy Docket - 4th Circuit Declines to Block New North Carolina Senate Map for 2024 Elections
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT (via Democracy Docket) - Decision in Pierce v. North Carolina Board of Elections
Democracy Docket - South Carolina Will Use Gerrymandered Congressional Map in 2024, District Court Rules
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA (via Democracy Docket) - Decision in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Alexander
Groups Taking Action:
South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Common Cause Florida, Common Cause NC, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
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