ACLU La.: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Declares Louisiana's Sole Black Supreme Court Seat Safe
October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 26 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release:
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of civil rights activist Ronald Chisom, the Honorable Marie Bookman, the Urban League, the United States, and Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson in Chisom v. State of Louisiana, upholding Black voters' ability to elect a justice of their choice to the state's highest court. The ACLU of Louisiana served as lea . . .
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of civil rights activist Ronald Chisom, the Honorable Marie Bookman, the Urban League, the United States, and Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson in Chisom v. State of Louisiana, upholding Black voters' ability to elect a justice of their choice to the state's highest court. The ACLU of Louisiana served as lea . . .