Video: Discussing the Impact of Court Order to Redraw State Legislative Maps

We hosted a virtual press call on to discuss a federal court ruling last week that Georgia’s state legislative district maps dilute the voting strength of Black voters and must be redrawn. 

November 2, 2023

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The ACLU of Georgia hosted a virtual press call on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, to discuss a federal court ruling last week that Georgia’s state legislative district maps dilute the voting strength of Black voters and must be redrawn.

Watch the entire press call above to hear from attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and WilmerHale, as well as Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, Bishop of the Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a plaintiff in the case.

Read more about the court ruling in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity v. Raffensperger here.

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