La. Gov. Edwards' Statement on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Ruling to Vacate Administrative Stay, Allowing Special Redistricting Session to Move Forward
June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 13 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 12, 2022:
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Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement on the ruling by the U.S. Fifth Circuit vacating the administrative stay it issued late last week after the Middle District Court ruled the maps of Louisiana's congressional districts drawn by Republicans in the Legislature violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
"This is a big . . .
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Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement on the ruling by the U.S. Fifth Circuit vacating the administrative stay it issued late last week after the Middle District Court ruled the maps of Louisiana's congressional districts drawn by Republicans in the Legislature violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
"This is a big . . .