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Federal Judge Denies Attempt to Strike Down Mississippi County’s Majority-Black Judicial Districts
The ruling leaves the new judicial map in place while the lawsuit continues, after plaintiffs said the changes violate the Voting Rights Act.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock denied a request to cancel or alter the November judicial election in DeSoto County, ruling that changing district lines so close to the vote would violate Supreme Court precedents.
- Four plaintiffs, including DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster, filed a lawsuit arguing the Legislature's creation of a majority-Black subdistrict "unconstitutionally diluted" their votes under the Voting Rights Act.
- Aycock wrote that the plaintiffs provided "minimal evidence" to prove an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, concluding they "wholly failed to carry their burden" to justify court intervention at this preliminary stage.
- Although the court denied the request to prevent the subdistricts from taking effect, Aycock noted the litigation can proceed, allowing parties to submit new evidence for a future ruling.
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A federal judge on Friday shot down a Republican effort to eliminate the only Black-majority judicial district in Mississippi, Democracy Docket reported.In early July, a group of white voters filed a suit that took aim at the sole majority-Black judicial subdistrict in DeSoto County, where Black res...
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Federal judge denies attempt to strike down Mississippi county’s majority-Black judicial districts
A federal judge has denied a request to stop a majority-Black section of voters in Mississippi from electing new county judges.
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DeSoto County NewsFederal judge denies attempt to strike down DeSoto County’s majority-Black judicial districts
State Rep. Robert Foster, R-Hernando, speaks to media after participating in the gubernatorial debate at WJTV studios in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right4Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left
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C 35%
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