[EL] Breaking: DOJ Sues the State of Texas for Its Redistricting Plan under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Claiming Dilution of African-American and Latino Voting Strength

[Rick Hasen]

Breaking: DOJ Sues the State of Texas for Its Redistricting Plan under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Claiming Dilution of African-American and Latino Voting Strength<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126135>
December 6, 2021, 10:59 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126135>Department of Justice<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, redistricting<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, , Voting Rights Act<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>RICK HASEN<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The complaint <https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21138652/united-states-of-america-v-texas.pdf> targets both congressional districts and the U.S. House.

More coverage later from Nick Stephanopoulos, who is primary ELB blotter this week.




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