Episode 362: SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts. Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Louisiana’s 33% Black Population Its Two Districts?

American Democracy Minute · Oct 2, 2023 · 1m

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 3, 2023

SCOTUS Said Alabama’s 26% Black Population Should have Two Congressional Districts. Why is a Federal Court is Holding Up Maps Which Could Give Louisiana’s 33% Black Population Its Two Districts?

Alabama’s population is 26% Black, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s Allen v. Milligan decision mandated two majority minority Congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana is 33% Black, but on Sept. 29th, a federal appeals court stopped the drawing of two Black Congressional districts.

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