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Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
Read full article: Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights ActPrivate citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling.
Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes
Read full article: Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribesA federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who successfully challenged North Dakota’s 2021 redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act in diluting Native American voters’ strength.
Court ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw North Dakota legislative boundaries
Read full article: Court ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw North Dakota legislative boundariesThe 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request from North Dakota's secretary of state to delay a federal judge's ruling that found the state's 2021 redistricting map violated the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes.
Judge finds Voting Rights Act violation in North Dakota redistricting for two tribes
Read full article: Judge finds Voting Rights Act violation in North Dakota redistricting for two tribesA federal judge has ruled that North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength.
Decades in prison for 3 sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl trafficking probe
Read full article: Decades in prison for 3 sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl trafficking probeThree more men charged in connection with an alleged international fentanyl ring have been sentenced this month to decades in federal prison.