Episode 849: Federal 5th District Court Rules Mississippi Must Redraw State Supreme Court Districts to Allow Black Voters to Elect a Candidate of Their Choice

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 26, 2025Federal 5th District Court Rules Mississippi Must Redraw State Supreme Court Districts to Allow Black Voters to Elect a Candidate of Their ChoiceRecent estimates put Mississippi’s Black population at around 37%.  Of Mississippi’s former and current 104 state supreme court justices, only four have been African American, including only one of nine sitting justices.  An August 19th ruling from a federal 5th Circuit district court may change that. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday’s LinksArticles & Resources:Mississippi Free Press - Court Approves Lawmakers’ Redrawn Mississippi Senate District Map State of Mississippi Judiciary - Mississippi Supreme Court  Mississippi Today - Federal judge rules Mississippi Supreme Court districts dilute Black vote, must be redrawnNorth American Community Hub -  U.S. Census - Racial Make-Up of Mississippi5th Circuit District Court via FindLaw - Decision in White v. Board of Elections ACLU -  Federal Court Orders Mississippi Supreme Court District Lines Be RedrawnGroups Taking Action:ACLU MS, Southern Poverty Law CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #RacialGerrymandering #FairMaps #Mississippi #VRA