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Episode 849: Federal 5th District Court Rules Mississippi Must Redraw State Supreme Court Districts to Allow Black Voters to Elect a Candidate of Their Choice
The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 26, 2025
Federal 5th District Court Rules Mississippi Must Redraw State Supreme Court Districts to Allow Black Voters to Elect a Candidate of Their Choice
Recent estimates put Mississippi’s Black population at around 37%. Of Mississippi’s former and current 104 state supreme court justices, only four have been African American, including only one of nine sitting justices. An August 19th ruling from a federal 5th Circuit district court may change that.
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