Episode 579: Federal Appeals Court Says a Texas Coalition of Black and Latinx Voters Doesn’t Qualify as a Majority Minority Voting District

American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Aug. 5, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Says a Texas Coalition of Black and Latinx Voters Doesn’t Qualify as a Majority Minority Voting District
Black & Latinx voters sued Galveston County, TX in 2022 over racially gerrymandered voting maps intended to dilute the power of minority voters. The lower court judge in the case called the maps “mean-spirited” and “egregious,” but an appeals court just blocked minority coalitions from bringing such challenges.
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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Campaign Legal Center - Explainer Petteway v. Galveston County, Texas
American Democracy Minute - Galveston County, TX Racial Gerrymandering Case Could Weaken Voting Rights Act Protections for Mixed Minority Communities
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Decision in Petteway v. Galveston County, TX

Texas Tribune - Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules
Democracy Docket - 5th Circuit: Minority Coalitions Cannot Sue Under VRA in Galveston Case
Groups Taking Action:
LULAC Galveston, Campaign Legal Center, Texas Civil Rights Project, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
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