Politics & Government
Boundaries For 13 Seats In Michigan Legislature Were Illegally Influenced By Race, Court Says
"That proposition is without support" in precedents set by the U.S. Supreme Court, the panel of federal judges said.
December 23, 2023
The boundaries of 13 Detroit-area seats in the Michigan Legislature must be redrawn, a three-judge panel said Thursday after finding the map was illegally influenced by race.
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Nearly 80% of Detroit residents are Black, but the Black voting age population in the Detroit-area districts mostly ranges from 35% to 45%, the panel said. One is 19%.
Experts had repeatedly told a state redistricting commission in 2021 that certain percentages were necessary to comply with federal law. The panel, however, disagreed.
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