Newburgh, New York Files Amicus in U.S. Supreme Court Louisiana Lawsuit Over Voting Rights Act

On September 24, the town of Newburgh, New York, filed this amicus brief in Louisiana v Callais, 24-109. This is the lawsuit over Section Two of the federal Voting Rights Act, which influences redistricting so as to help racial and ethnic minorities. The town says that if the Section Two is unconstitutional, that should mean that various state laws that mimic Section Two should also be struck down.


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