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Georgia redistricting case returns to lower court after appeals court ruling The legal battle over Georgia’s 2021 congressional and legislative maps is headed back to a lower court after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the case to be reconsidered. According to GPB, the decision comes after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April changed how courts can apply the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in redistricting cases. […]
Kemp calls special session on Georgia maps, ballot deadline fix Gov. Brian Kemp signed a proclamation Wednesday calling the state legislature in for a special session to consider redrawing the state’s political maps and finding a solution to a looming election deadline. The Georgia General Assembly will reconvene on June 17, the day after the runoff elections for the May primaries. The session will focus on redrawing district maps after […]
'The timing is now.' Voting rights advocates fight for fair Cobb school board maps Parents and families of Cobb County schools have been raising concerns for years about the school district. Poy Winichakul, senior attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said they heard from several families concerned about their children. “Over the last several years, we had been connecting with parents and families and students in Cobb County who […]
Cobb panel to discuss racial gerrymandering case, voter impact Several civil rights organizations will host a panel discussion Tuesday to discuss a racial gerrymandering case in Cobb County. The Southern Poverty Law Center, League of Women Voters of Marietta-Cobb County, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, and the Southern Coalition for Justice have partnered to provide an update on the case Finn v. Cobb BOE and encourage residents to […]
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