ACLU of Georgia attorney discusses upcoming redistricting trial

July 19th, 2023

Voters walk in to cast their ballots in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District special election at a polling site in Sandy Springs, Ga., Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The most expensive House race in U.S. history heads to voters Tuesday in suburban Atlanta. Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that’s been in her party’s hands … Continued

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In 2021, the Georgia legislature redrew maps for congressional and state legislative districts.

The process called redistricting is done every 10 years following the U.S. Census.

Shortly after the redistricting maps were drawn, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia and WilmerHale filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia — on behalf of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an individual Georgia voter challenging the maps. They cite that the new maps discriminate against Black voters and violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Rahul Garabadu, the senior voting rights staff attorney at the ACLU of Georgia talked with program host Rose Scott about the latest developments and the upcoming trial that’s set to start in September.