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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. et al v. Raffensperger

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Case Number:

1:21-cv-05337

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Voting

Judge:

Steve C. Jones

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  1. January 03, 2024

    Ga. Judge Approves State's New Political Maps

    A Georgia federal judge has upheld the state's recently redrawn political districts, finding that state lawmakers "fully complied" with his order to create more districts with a majority of Black voters.

  2. December 20, 2023

    Ga. Judge Will Soon Decide If New Political Maps Can Stand

    Organizations challenging recently redrawn political districts in Georgia told a federal judge Wednesday that the new maps, created after the judge held that earlier versions illegally diluted Black citizens' voting power, still deny Black voters the chance to elect their preferred candidates.

  3. October 26, 2023

    Ga. Sent Back To The Drawing Board Over Legislative Maps

    Georgia must redraw its legislative maps by Dec. 8 to include additional majority-Black districts, a federal judge ruled Thursday, determining the Peach State's latest redistricting plans violate the Voting Rights Act.

  4. October 05, 2023

    Garland Should Weigh In On Ga. Voting Suits, Judge Says

    A Georgia federal judge overseeing multiple lawsuits alleging the state's redrawn voting maps are racially gerrymandered has asked the federal government if it wants to join the case after Peach State officials questioned the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act.

  5. September 05, 2023

    Ga.'s Legislative Maps Shrink Black Voter Power, Judge Told

    Challengers to Georgia's latest legislative maps told a federal judge Tuesday that Black voters in the Peach State are unfairly shut out from election power because the maps were racially gerrymandered, kicking off what's expected to be a two-week bench trial in Atlanta.

  6. August 29, 2023

    Ga. Asks Judge To Ignore Proposed I-14 In Vote Dilution Cases

    The state of Georgia is opposing voting rights groups' request for a federal judge to consider a proposed Interstate 14 expansion that they say would link communities sharing representation under one of the legislative maps proposed in a trio of vote dilution suits set for trial this September.

  7. August 24, 2023

    Ga. Judge Snubs Census Turnout Data For Vote Dilution Trial

    With a trial looming for a trio of vote dilution suits over Georgia's legislative maps, a federal judge said he's refusing to take into account several years of Census Bureau voter turnout data that Black voters argued don't match up with state records and have been found to overestimate Black voter turnout.

  8. July 18, 2023

    Ga. Redistricting Cases Teed Up For Trial

    A trio of vote dilution cases challenging Georgia's latest legislative maps will be tried in September after a federal judge in Atlanta rejected state election officials' attempt to end the litigation.

  9. June 23, 2023

    Parties Respond To Milligan Ruling In Ga. Vote Dilution Cases

    Parties involved in three consolidated cases challenging Georgia's latest legislative maps have responded to a Georgia federal judge's request for briefing on how the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in a similar Alabama case might affect the cases.

  10. June 09, 2023

    Ga. Voter Attys Rejoice At Justices' Redistricting Ruling

    Georgia attorneys representing voters in suits over newly drawn legislative maps celebrated after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in an Alabama case, telling Law360 they believe the ruling eases the burden on voters to prove the government had racially motivated reasons for redrawing the lines.