On July 15, the North Dakota plaintiffs in a Voting Rights Act redistricting case asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the order of the Eighth Circuit, pending final resolution of the case. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v Howe, 25A62. See the filing here.
The U.S. District Court had found North Dakota’s last legislative redistricting to violate the federal Voting Rights Act, because it reduced the number of districts in which Native Americans had a reasonable chance to elect one of their own. But then the Eighth Circuit had ruled that the federal Voting Rights Act, which has existed since 1965, can’t be the basis of any lawsuit brought by individuals or groups. Instead, the Eighth Circuit said, only the federal government use the Act. The vote was 2-1 and was unprecedented.
The U.S. Supreme Court wants a response from North Dakota by July 22.
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I thought north Dakota only has one district
1965 VRA = UNCONSTITUTIONAL – perversion of 15 amdt Sec 1 — only about Elector definition –
N-O-T about any certain/likely/guaranteed *RESULTS*
15-1 AMDT DERIVED FROM 14-2 AMDT
Why should Indians have a better chance to be elected than others?