The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in its Lawsuit against the Georgia Secretary of State that seeks to remedy an Unlawful Racial Gerrymander.

The Lawsuit concerns Atlanta Metro area Georgia House of Representatives Districts that were Redrawn in 2015 for the sole purpose of helping White Incumbents get Reelected.

The Motion filed late Tuesday demonstrates how Race was used as a Proxy to further Partisan Political Interests in Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Motion seeks an Expedited Hearing, allowing the Federal Court enough time to provide for a Remedy before the 2018 Elections.

“Georgia’s mid-decade redistricting is an egregious example of the kind of racial gerrymandering that has no place in our democracy today,” said Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

“In swing districts where margins of victory were close, Georgia lawmakers reopened legislative maps for the sole purpose of locking in favored non-minority incumbents. Georgia is a place that provides a textbook example of the kind of the unlawful racial gerrymandering that infects too many states today. Our action seeks to fight back against the unlawful actions of Georgia legislators who have put their thumb on the scale of democracy at the expense of minority voters.”

CLICK HERE to read the 60 page (pdf) Motion.









NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker