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WINGS_radio<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> Minute Radio <br>We’re still <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/litigating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>litigating</span></a> racially <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gerrymandered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandered</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> maps. Today, we’re looking at a principle called the “Gingles Test” that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> use when determining whether a gerrymandered redistricting map is a violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. How that test is interpreted can determine if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minority</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> can elect the candidate of their choice, or their vote is diluted by an anti-voter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/05/25/courts-use-the-gingles-test-to-determine-whether-redistricting-violates-the-voting-rights-act/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">americandemocracyminute.org/we</span><span class="invisible">thepeople/2025/05/25/courts-use-the-gingles-test-to-determine-whether-redistricting-violates-the-voting-rights-act/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>2 Looming Rulings Could Shape <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trial</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a></p><p>Trump has adopted a long-shot <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> strategy to try to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/delay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>delay</span></a> his upcoming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/civil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civil</span></a> trial &amp; severely limit the case against him.</p><p>After 4yrs of investigating &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/litigating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>litigating</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LetitiaJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetitiaJames</span></a> was finally due for her day in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> against Donald J. Trump.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/nyregion/trump-letitia-james-fraud-lawsuit-trial.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/09/25/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/trump-letitia-james-fraud-lawsuit-trial.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Siri Gloppen<p>Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito is giving his keynote on the new, open access book <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Litigating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Litigating</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> Emergency - also and available in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Portugese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portugese</span></a> ! <a href="https://sigloxxieditores.com.ar/libro/litigar-la-emergencia-climatica/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sigloxxieditores.com.ar/libro/</span><span class="invisible">litigar-la-emergencia-climatica/</span></a> @LawTransform@twitter.com @FGVDireitoSP@twitter.com @nyulaw@twitter.com</p>