This set of Opinions raises some Important, Unresolved Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) Section 2 Questions.

Section 2 of the VRA, as Amended in 1982, Prohibits State and Political Subdivisions from Redistricting “in a manner which results” in Members of a Protected Class of Racial and Language Minorities having Less Opportunity than other Members of the Electorate to Participate in the Political Process and to Elect Representatives of their Choice.

No. 19-60133

JOSEPH THOMAS; VERNON AYERS; MELVIN LAWSON, Plaintiffs–Appellees v. PHIL BRYANT, Governor of the State of Mississippi, all in the official capacities of their own offices and in their official capacities as members of the State Board of Election Commissioners; DELBERT HOSEMANN, Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi, all in the official capacities of their own offices and in their official capacities as members of the State Board of Election Commissioners,

A Challenge to the Legislative Boundaries, 1 52 U.S.C. § 10301(b) United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 3, 2019, District 22, argued that the District, as drawn in 2012, Diluted African-American Voting Strength. Following a Two-day Bench Trial, the District Court concluded that the Evidence established a § 2 Violation under the Standards set forth in Thornburg v. Gingles. The Fifth AFFIRM the District Court’s Judgment declaring District 22 violative of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The State’s Appeal of the District Court’s Judgment Granting Injunctive Relief is DISMISSED AS MOOT.

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