DOJ Announces It’s Suing Critical GOP State Over New Congressional Map
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday the Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing the state of Texas over its new congressional districts.
Garland announced the lawsuit at a press conference, alleging that Texas officials are violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by lumping too many black and Latino voters into too few districts to dilute their votes. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said the new redistricting plan will diminish increased minority voting strength caused by recent population shifts.
It’s a vote dilution lawsuit arguing that new maps disenfranchise Black and Latino voters. The DOJ is already suing Texas over certain provisions of its new voting law, Senate Bill 1, Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act
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“Today the Department of Justice has filed suit against the state of Texas for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,” Garland said. “As the Supreme Court has observed, a core principal of our democracy is that ‘voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around.’” (Read more from “DOJ Announces It’s Suing Critical GOP State Over New Congressional Map” HERE)
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