Voting Rights Act
Newly sworn in, Louisiana’s governor calls for special session to draw new congressional map
Politics
Amanda Smith
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In his first hours in office, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday called a redistricting special session, ...
Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP
Politics
Amanda Smith
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying ...
Federal judge OKs new GOP-drawn congressional map in Georgia
Politics
Amanda Smith
Washington — A federal judge in Georgia on Thursday approved a congressional map redrawn by the state’s GOP-led legislature after its original ...
Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
Politics
Amanda Smith
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The clock is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature to draw new legislative ...
In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes’ rights
Politics
Amanda Smith
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A day after a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act, North Dakota’s ...
