The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 19, 2025

Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana for Racial Gerrymandering - Again - This Time for State Legislative Districts
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling August 14th that Louisiana’s legislature violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when it racially gerrymandered state legislative districts, diluting the voting power of Black Louisiana voters.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Louisiana Illuminator - Louisiana’s legislative maps violate Voting Rights Act, 5th Circuit rules
American Democracy Minute - In Puzzling Move, U.S. Supreme Court Orders More Arguments in Louisiana Redistricting Case Pitting VRA Against Equal Protections Clause
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (via Democracy Docket - Opinion in Nairne v. Landry on State Legislative Maps
KLFY - Fifth Circuit pauses Louisiana legislative maps case
SCOTUS Blog – Supreme Court punts decision on Louisiana’s congressional map to next term
SCOTUS Blog - Supreme Court announces when it will hear oral argument in several important cases

Groups Taking Action:

ACLU, Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 18, 2025

How Adding a Citizenship Question in the Next U.S. Census Could Change the Make-Up of Congress
You may have filled out a U.S. Census questionnaire which promised to keep your individual data private. There’s concern the Trump administration or Congress may add a question about your citizenship in the 2030 Census. Would you answer it?

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

National Archives - (2019) Trump Executive Order on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with the Decennial Census
NPR - (2020) Citizenship Question May Be 'Major Barrier' To 2020 Census Participation
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management - Citizenship question effects on household survey response
Jowei Chen and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos - Democracy's Denominator: What would happen if states stopped equalizing districts’ total populations and started equalizing their citizen voting-age
populations (CVAPs) instead?
Federal Register - Biden Executive Order: Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census
Common Cause - Explainer: Trump’s Executive Order Rolling Back Census Protections
Votebeat - Trump’s quick executive actions could redefine who counts in our democracy

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, Campaign Legal Center

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 14, 2025

Over 100,000 Registered North Carolina Voters Must Now Provide ID Information or Vote by Provisional Ballot

In November 2024, a GOP North Carolina Supreme Court candidate challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters with missing ID information. The state is now trying to fix the problem.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - Federal Court Settles North Carolina Supreme Court Race, Heading Off a Dangerous Precedent of Retroactively Questioning Election Rules
Spectrum News 1/AP - Prodded by lawsuits, N.C. seeks to tighten voter ID records for 200,000 people
NC NewsLine - North Carolina election officials: No voters will be removed over missing information
WUNC - NC elections officials urge targeted voters to provide driver's license, social security numbers
NC State Board of Elections - Registration Repair

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters, Protect Democracy, VoteVets , Democracy North Carolina

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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