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Episode 788: Courts Use the ‘Gingles Test’ to Determine Whether Redistricting Violates the Voting Rights Act
The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for May 27, 2025
Courts Use the ‘Gingles Test’ to Determine Whether Redistricting Violates the Voting Rights Act
Federal courts often use the “Gingles Test” when determining whether a gerrymandered redistricting map is a violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. How that test is interpreted can determine whether minority voters can elect the candidate of their choice, or their vote is diluted by an anti-voter state legislature.
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BallotPedia - Thornburg v. Gingles
Charis Franklin, Fordham University Law…
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