Georgia asks appeals court to reinterpret Voting Rights Act
The state of Georgia asks a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove ...
Georgia County Sued for Violating Black Voter Rights: What We Know
The civil lawsuit says those at-large elections violate the Voting Rights Act by unfairly diluting the influence of Black ...
DOJ sues Georgia county, alleging violation of Black voters’ rights
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board ...
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Georgia fights to restore maps found to dilute Black voting power
the Donald Trump appointee asked. However, Rosenbaum said that argument ignores the state's history and the 230 years of exclusively white senators before Warnock became the first Black senator to ...
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Georgia asks federal appeals court to tighten Voting Rights Act
Abha Khanna, a lawyer for some of the groups that sued to overturn the maps, said that in Georgia, Black voters overwhelmingly support Democrats and white voters overwhelmingly support Republicans.
Justice Department sues Georgia county, saying elections violate rights of Black voters
The U.S. Justice Department is suing a Georgia county, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners violates the rights of Black voters ...