Recently Slate writer David Weigel wrote a detailed article discussing the effects of racial gerrymandering on politics in North Carolina, one of the states where SCSJ is deeply engaged in voting rights work. In addressing redistricting issues in North Carolina, Weigel writes that the state underwent a 2011 redistricting overhaul at the hands of a […]
Will Texas’ History Of Intentional Race Discrimination Come Back To Haunt It?
Full Story TPMDC Will Texas’ History Of Intentional Race Discrimination Come Back To Haunt It? Sahil Kapur July 9, 2013, 7:19 AM Texas is on the front lines of an important test case about whether a centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act can be salvaged after the Supreme Court struck at the heart of […]