NAACP sues DeSoto County over gerrymandering claims
WEB3 days ago · 44 mins ago. DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has sued DeSoto County in Mississippi over claims of gerrymandering making voting unfair ...
NAACP Sues DeSoto County, Alleging Racial Gerrymandering …
WEB2 days ago · Published on September 17, 2024. Source: Google Street View. In a move aimed at challenging alleged racial gerrymandering, the NAACP has taken legal action against DeSoto County, Mississippi ...
Lawsuit alleges local DeSoto County districts discriminate against ...
WEB6 days ago · DeSoto is the state’s third most populous county with 182,000 residents, according to the most recent Census data. The Black population has grown 9.2% since 2010 and almost threefold since 2000, according to the lawsuit. DeSoto County, a suburb of Memphis in Tennessee, has been the state’s fastest growing county for some time.
ACLU claims DeSoto County districts discriminate against Black …
WEB1 day ago · Filed on behalf of the DeSoto County NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and two individuals, the lawsuit alleges that the current supervisor district map created in 2022 violates Section 2 of the ...
NAACP sues Desoto County claiming gerrymandering - MSN
WEBThe Desoto County Mississippi NAACP filed the lawsuit on behalf of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Pastor Robert Tipton Jr. The county redrew district lines in 2022 after the census.
ACLU sues DeSoto County over alleged Voting Rights Act …
WEB3 days ago · DeSoto countians have also demonstrated a willingness to elect Black candidates even in areas dominated by white voters. The county, which is roughly 60 percent white, elected Thomas Tuggle sheriff. Southaven, the largest city in the county, elected Rodney Hall to the Mississippi House of Representatives. Both …
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WEBDeSoto County MS NAACP, Hernando, Mississippi. 82 likes. The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of r
NAACP sues DeSoto County, says Black voters diluted - Memphis …
WEB2 days ago · The NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court this month claiming DeSoto County’s 2022 redistricting plan splinters Black voting power. As a result, plaintiffs in the case are asking the court to order the county to redraw election districts that “do not abridge or dilute the ability of Black voters to elect candidates of their choice.”
Civil Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Racially ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The lawsuit argues that the DeSoto County map is racially discriminatory and violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by severely diluting the voting power of Black DeSoto County Mississippians and denying them a fair chance to …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Electoral Map in DeSoto County, Mississippi Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU-MS) and Harvard Election Law Clinic filed a lawsuit on behalf of two individual voters as well as the DeSoto County NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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