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Mississippi Residents in DeSoto County File Lawsuit over Majority-Black Judicial Subdistrict
The plaintiffs say the new map gives Black voters less opportunity to elect judges of their choice and adds two judges in DeSoto County.
- DeSoto County residents, including Supervisor Robert Foster, filed a federal lawsuit challenging majority-Black judicial subdistricts, arguing the Legislature's redistricting map violates the Voting Rights Act.
- When redrawing court maps, the Legislature created these subdistricts, a system championed by former Rep. Ed Blackmon Jr. to provide resources and incumbent protections for judges across Mississippi.
- The lawsuit alleges H.B. 1544 and S.B. 2768 are 'racially motivated and mathematically problematic,' claiming the statutes deny 3 out of 4 DeSoto Countians voting rights based on race.
- District Judge Sharion Aycock is evaluating the request to block the map, with a hearing scheduled for July 22 before judicial elections take place in November.
- Aycock previously ruled state Supreme Court districts violated federal law, though the Appeals Court overturned that decision following the Supreme Court's recent Louisiana v. Callais ruling on minority voter protections.
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Mississippi residents in DeSoto County file lawsuit over majority-Black judicial subdistrict
Several Mississippi residents in DeSoto County have filed a federal lawsuit against the creation of majority-Black subdistricts for the state judiciary.
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DeSoto County residents sue over new circuit, chancery court districts - Mississippi Monitor
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi requesting the dissolution of a racially divided voting process created by the reorganization of DeSoto County’s circuit and chancery courts. The lawsuit was filed by Robert Foster, Katie Ligon, Kirby Cater, and John T. Williams against the State of Mississippi and the Board of Election Commissioners. During the 20…
·Mississippi, United States
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