Episode 515: The Federal 5th Circuit Backtracks on Louisiana Congressional Maps, Throwing Out New Map Which Gave Black Voters & Candidates a Chance

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 3, 2024
The Federal 5th Circuit Backtracks on Louisiana Congressional Maps, Throwing Out New Map Which Gave Black Voters & Candidates a Chance

Louisiana’s voting age population is 30% Black, yet a 2022 Congressional district map drew only one of six Congressional districts as majority African American. A court-ordered 2024 map fixed that, but another appeals court just threw it out.
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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
U.S. Justice Department - Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act
Legal Defense Fund - (2023) Federal Court of Appeals Affirms Louisiana’s Congressional Map is Discriminatory
American Democracy Minute - Appeals Court (Finally) Finds Louisiana Congressional Map was Discriminatory; Orders New Maps to Be Drawn by January 15
Louisiana Illuminator - Voters sue over creation of Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district
Louisiana Illuminator - Federal court tosses Landry-backed Louisiana congressional map
Democracy Docket - Federal Court Strikes Down Louisiana’s New Congressional Map
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana - Decision in Callais v. Landry

Groups Taking Action:
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU Louisiana, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
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