Louisiana Republicans object to adding a second majority-Black district
Daily Docket — Monday, July 24
Here are some updates you may have missed.
* After signing ([link removed]) a new congressional map with only one majority-Black district — in defiance of a court order — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) stated that the GOP-controlled Legislature knows "our districts better than the federal courts or activist groups."
+ Also in Alabama, a federal court asked the parties in Allen v. Milligan ([link removed]) to submit the names of proposed cartographers to assist in litigation regarding Alabama's congressional map. This comes after the previous cartographer withdrew from the case.
* Louisiana Republicans objected ([link removed]) to a federal court's order to redraw the state's congressional map to add a second majority-Black district. The officials ask for a full trial to determine if Louisiana's map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
* In a new memo, the state of Tennessee announced ([link removed]) that an individual convicted of a felony must now receive a pardon or a court order to regain the right to vote, adding new hurdles to an already arduous rights restoration policy.
* A trial was scheduled ([link removed]) for April 1, 2024 in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's law that criminalizes voting while on felony parole, probation or post-release supervision — even if the individuals were told they are eligible to vote. The groups who brought the lawsuit argue that the law intentionally discriminates against Black North Carolinians.
* In a new filing, the Democratic Party of New Mexico asked ([link removed]) to defend the state's congressional map in a legal challenge from the Republican Party of New Mexico. The Republicans are arguing that the map is gerrymandered to unfairly favor Democrats.
Here’s what's coming up.
* Tomorrow, at 1 p.m. EDT., there will be a hearing in a federal lawsuit ([link removed]) challenging two Arizona voter suppression laws that impose strict proof of citizenship requirements for voters.
ICYMI, listen to our latest episode of Defending Democracy ([link removed]) . Marc and Paige discussed the recent U.S Supreme Court rulings in the face of falling confidence in and support for the nation’s highest court.
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