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

NH Mandates Disabled-Accessible Voting Machines, But Makes Absentee Registration & Voting Harder for Those Voting From Home
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed three election bills Aug. 1, one a positive reform requiring handicapped-accessible voting machines in all towns. The others, however, add barriers to disabled, elderly and other mail-in absentee voters.

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Articles & Resources:

NH General Court - Text of HB 67-FN-A - FINAL VERSION
NH General Court - Text of SB 218 - FINAL VERSION
NH General Court - Text of SB 287 - FINAL VERSION
Voting Rights Lab - New voting rules in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Bulletin - Ayotte signs bills to tighten absentee voting, ensure accessible voting
League of Women Voters NH - Issues & Actions - Aug. 1

Groups Taking Action:

NH Campaign for Voting Rights, Open Democracy Action, ACLU NH

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 13, 2025

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Again Denied Matching Campaign Funds, After Allegations ‘The Campaign Violated the Law’
Embattled New York City mayor Eric Adams was again denied matching funds from the city’s public campaign funding program, this time for allegations his campaign violated the law. It’s the 10th time he’s been denied.

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Articles & Resources:

U.S. Department of Justice – New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged With Bribery And Campaign Finance Offenses
American Democracy Minute - (2024) NYC’s Embattled Mayor Denied $4.5 Million in Matching Funds from City’s Public Campaign Finance Funding System
American Democracy Minute - Report Suggests NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Reelection Campaign May Have Violated Contribution Rules – Again
New York City Campaign Finance Board - Dispersements and Statement Regarding Mayor Eric Adams
Politico - NYC campaign finance board denies Mayor Eric Adams millions in matching funds

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause NY, C.R.E.W., Brennan Center for 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. 12, 2025

Alabama Must Keep 2nd Majority-Minority District But Skates on VRA Pre-Clearance, Says Federal Appeals Court
After being directed to create two majority-minority Black districts by federal courts, then obstructing that order, Alabama’s congressional map was instead drawn by an independent expert in 2023. Still defiant, the state appealed, but August 7th, a three judge panel upheld the maps, in a win for Black Alabamians.

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Articles & Resources:

Brennan Center for Justice - (2023) Allen v. Milligan (Formerly Merrill v. Milligan)
American Democracy Minute - (2023) Federal Appeals Court Slams Alabama Legislature for Defying U.S. Supreme Court’s Milligan Ruling and Strikes Down Revised Maps
American Democracy Minute - Fallout Continues from 2023 SCOTUS ‘Milligan’ Decision, as the Alabama Legislature Faces Possible Return of Preclearance Requirements
Alabama Reflector - Federal judges order Alabama to stick with congressional map through 2030
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama (Via Election Law Blog) - Remediation Decision in Milligan v. Allen
Travis Crum, Washington Univ. School of Law via Election Law Blog - Alabama Dodges Bail-in

Groups Taking Action:

NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, Greater Birmingham Ministries

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 11, 2025

Texas Legislature Blocked From Enacting Manipulated Congressional Redistricting Maps as 50 Democrats Flee the State and Possible Arrest
In protest of Congressional redistricting maps blatantly manipulated by the Texas Assembly to gerrymander five more GOP seats, more than 50 Democratic legislators fled the state to prevent a quorum and block the new maps. Arrest warrants have now been issued for the Texas House Democrats who fled.

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Articles & Resources:

Texas Tribune - The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know
Texas Tribune - Texas Democrats know they may lose redistricting protest, but hope to spark a national fight
NBC News - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff
Supreme Court of Texas - Petition by Gov. Greg Abbott
Illinois 8th Circuite Court - Arrest Warrant for Texas Legislators in Illinois
The Hill - Pritzker says ‘no way’ FBI can arrest Texas lawmakers in Illinois
Texas Tribune - Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear

Groups Taking Action:

Fair Maps Texas, Common Cause TX, Represent.Us Texas,

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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. 8, 2025

Redistricting Week: A Gerrymandering War is Breaking Out Before the 2026 Midterms with Both Sides Threatening to Cheat on Their Maps
With sinking approval ratings and the 2026 midterms looming, President Donald Trump asked Texas legislators to further gerrymander Congressional maps and preserve a GOP advantage in the U.S. House. Sinking to the challenge, Democratic states are threatening to cheat in their states, too.

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Articles & Resources:

Pew Research - (2022) With legislative redistricting at a crucial stage, most Americans don’t feel strongly about it
American Democracy Minute - Will Texas and Ohio Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?
The Hill - Trump’s net approval rating hits new low of second term
CBS News - Trump wants Texas to redraw its congressional map to pick up more GOP seats. Here's what to know.
Associated Press - Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority
The Hill - Here are the states to watch in the redistricting arms race
NPR News - Texas Republicans release a redistricting plan that could achieve Trump's aims
Texas Tribune - Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats
U.S. House of Represenatives - Party Breakdown

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause , Fair Districts PA, Campaign Legal Center

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#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Texas #Gerrymandering #Ohio #DonaldTrump