Published 08/02/2024 3:02:00 p.m.

Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

A federal appeals court ruled that distinct minority groups cannot unite to claim vote dilution in redistricting cases under the Voting Rights Act, reversing its own previous rulings.
The case involved Black and Latino groups challenging district maps in Galveston County, Texas, which a federal judge found diluted minority strength.
Judge Edith Jones stated that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not allow coalitions of minority groups to pursue vote dilution claims.

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Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

A divided federal appeals court has ruled that separate, distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the federal Voting Rights Act

08/01/2024 11:56:42 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

A divided federal appeals court has ruled that separate, distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the federal Voting

08/01/2024 11:56:42 p.m.·United States

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Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

08/01/2024 11:56:41 p.m.·United States

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Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act for redistricting cases in a large swath of the South, ruling against the Justice Department and voters of color who had challenged Galveston, Texas’s county commission map for how it been redrawn to dismantle a district where minorities made up a majority of the population.

08/02/2024 1:22:51 a.m.·Atlanta, United States

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Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has ruled that separate, distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the federal Voting Rights Act. Thursday’s 12-6 ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans overturns years of that court’s own precedent and appears likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court. At issue was a redist…

08/01/2024 11:56:42 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act for redistricting cases in a large swath of the South, ruling against the Justice Department and voters of color who had challenged Galveston, Texas’s county commission map for how it been redrawn to dismantle a district where minorities made up a majority of the population. The conservative appeals court on Thursday reversed its previou…

08/02/2024 1:22:51 a.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act’s scope for redistricting cases in the South

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