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>