BREAKING: Three judge panel upholds Democrat-drawn redistricting plan
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December 30, 2021 Just in from the federal court in Chicago: We conclude that Plaintiffs have not proved that the September Redistricting Plan violates §2 of the Voting Rights Act. Plaintiffs have failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that White or majority-bloc voting defeats minority candidates of choice, the third precondition for §2 liability under Thornburg v. Gingles. Plaintiffs cannot show §2 liability without meeting all three preconditions, so their §2 challenges fail.
BREAKING: Three judge panel upholds Democrat-drawn redistricting plan
BREAKING: Three judge panel upholds…
BREAKING: Three judge panel upholds Democrat-drawn redistricting plan
December 30, 2021 Just in from the federal court in Chicago: We conclude that Plaintiffs have not proved that the September Redistricting Plan violates §2 of the Voting Rights Act. Plaintiffs have failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that White or majority-bloc voting defeats minority candidates of choice, the third precondition for §2 liability under Thornburg v. Gingles. Plaintiffs cannot show §2 liability without meeting all three preconditions, so their §2 challenges fail.