NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Applauds Federal Court Remedy Ensuring Voting Rights in Louisiana
July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019
NEW YORK, July 26 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release:
Nearly two years after a federal trial court found that Louisiana's use of at-large voting for electing five judges to a state court with jurisdiction over Terrebonne Parish violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the court for ordering a remedy that serves as long-awaited relief for Black voters.
Nearly two years after a federal trial court found that Louisiana's use of at-large voting for electing five judges to a state court with jurisdiction over Terrebonne Parish violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) applauds the court for ordering a remedy that serves as long-awaited relief for Black voters.