Advocacy groups are key players because they bring most of the lawsuits filed under the provision of the #VotingRightsAct known as #Section2.

But in a #NorthDakota case brought by 2 #NativeAmerican tribes, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that only the #FederalGovernment can sue to enforce the #law.

The decision conflicted with decades of case law. #SCOTUS blocked it in July, allowing the tribes’ preferred maps to temporarily stay in place.

#VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights

It begins…

#Louisiana governor prepares to suspend #House primaries after #SCOTUS ruling

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told #Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary #elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.

#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #Section2 #redistricting #RepresentationMatters #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Trump #coup
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