South Carolina Republicans want to use a racially gerrymandered map for the 2024 election.

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Daily Docket — Friday, March 8

Here are some updates.
* In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called ([link removed]) on Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
+ Senate Democrats recently reintroduced ([link removed]) the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, breathing new life into the bill by introducing a new formula for determining which states are subject to preclearance.
* South Carolina Republicans asked ([link removed]) a federal court to hold the 2024 election under its current congressional map, which was found to be racially gerrymandered, citing a delay in the Supreme Court’s final decision on the constitutionality of the map.
* A district court in Washington state held ([link removed]) a hearing to review a remedial legislative map that was proposed by pro-voting groups in the state. The current map was struck down for diluting Latino voting power and violating the Voting Rights Act.

A new episode of our podcast Defending Democracy is here! So far this year, Republicans have filed nearly a dozen anti-voting lawsuits. Five of those lawsuits are in Arizona alone. In our latest podcast episode, Marc and Paige explain what exactly the GOP is after. Listen on Apple ([link removed]) , Spotify ([link removed]) or wherever you get your podcasts
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