In Blow to Voting Rights, SCOTUS Saves Louisiana’s Racially Rigged Electoral Map

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In Blow to Voting Rights, SCOTUS Saves Louisiana’s Racially Rigged Electoral Map

“Black Louisianans deserve fair representation. The fight for racial justice and equality is far from over,” vowed one civil rights group. Civil rights advocates on Tuesday decried the U.S. Supreme Court’s reinstatement of Louisiana’s Republican-drawn congressional map, which a federal judge said will cause “irreparable harm” to Black voters in the 2022 midterm elections and likely […]

Senator Begich Condemns Alaska Redistricting Board’s Latest Actions to Gerrymander the State

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(Anchorage) – Wednesday, the Alaska Redistricting Board met and established a litigation subcommittee that placed Chair Binkley and Board member Bud Simpson as the sole members, despite the unembellished objections and recommendations from other board members. Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage), who has over 30 years of experience of reapportionment in Alaska, released the following statement: […]

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