December 21, 2024
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 31, 2024 The U.S. Federal Court’s Fifth Circuit, known for its conservative and sometimes fringe rulings, recently reheard a case from Galveston County, Texas over whether a community of African Americans and Latinx Americans qualifies for protections under the Voting Rights Act. The court’s opinion could further weaken the VRA.
In greater Concord, NH hear ADM on www.WNHNFM.org/live <www.wnhnfm.org/live> just before 11 AM Eastern M-F, or ask your smart speaker to “Play the American Democracy Minute Podcast.”
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www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2024/05/30/galveston-county-tx-racial-gerrymandering-case-could-weaken-voting-rights-act-protections-for-mixed-minority-communities/
📻 Broadcast File: Pacifica Radio Network’s Audioport <audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=American+Democracy+Minute&> and PRX <exchange.prx.org/series/42434-american-democracy-minute> Tags: African American, Black, 1965 Voting Rights Act, Coalition, Galveston County, Hispanic, Latinx, Majority Minority, redistricting, SCOTUS, Section 2, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, Voter Suppression