Summary

IT ENABLED MINORITIES TO WIN SEATS IN THE U-S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESBUT TODAY, THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN THE REDISTRICTING PLAN THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLEA MOVE SOME SAY IS DIRECTLY CONTRARY TO THE PURPOSE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT THE DECISION COMES OUT OF A LAWSUIT FILED BY A WHITE PLAINTIFF IN GEORGIA'S NEWLY CREATED 11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTREPRESENTED BY CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, THE FIRST EVER AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY WROTE THAT GEORGIA'S REDISTRICTING PLAN VIOLATES SOME VOTERS' EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS MEMBERS OF THE BLACK CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY SAY THE COALITIONS THAT FUELED THE INITIAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DON'T EXIST WITH THE SAME FORCEAND THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO RE-GAIN WHATEVER IS LOST BECAUSE OF TODAY'S DECISION

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 61737
Story Slug SUPREME COURT DOWNS REDISTRICTING (06/30/1995)
Location CHICAGO, IL
Format VOSOT
Date 06/30/1995
Archive Time 32:11
TRT 1:00
Supers Chicago, IL Rep Mel Reynolds Maria Valdez
Video Description SOTS DRAWING OF CHICAGO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT GRAPHIC
Description IT ENABLED MINORITIES TO WIN SEATS IN THE U-S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESBUT TODAY, THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN THE REDISTRICTING PLAN THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLEA MOVE SOME SAY IS DIRECTLY CONTRARY TO THE PURPOSE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT THE DECISION COMES OUT OF A LAWSUIT FILED BY A WHITE PLAINTIFF IN GEORGIA'S NEWLY CREATED 11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTREPRESENTED BY CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, THE FIRST EVER AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY WROTE THAT GEORGIA'S REDISTRICTING PLAN VIOLATES SOME VOTERS' EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS MEMBERS OF THE BLACK CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY SAY THE COALITIONS THAT FUELED THE INITIAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DON'T EXIST WITH THE SAME FORCEAND THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO RE-GAIN WHATEVER IS LOST BECAUSE OF TODAY'S DECISION
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