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GOP's Landry says Louisiana should be 'unshackled' from election litigation
Key takeaways
- Jeff Landry (R) said his state should be unshackled from the decades of litigation after a notable Supreme Court decision involving the Pelican State that limited the scope of part of the Voting Rights Act.
- Landry said in an interview with CBS News s Cecilia Vega during a 60 Minutes segment Sunday.
- Late last month, the Supreme Court declared Louisiana s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
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Jeff Landry (R) said his state should be unshackled from the decades of litigation after a notable Supreme Court decision involving the Pelican State that limited the scope of part of the Voting Rights Act.
Our voters are tired of it. I mean, does not Louisiana deserve some clarity? Landry said in an interview with CBS News s Cecilia Vega during a 60 Minutes segment Sunday.
Late last month, the Supreme Court declared Louisiana s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The decision, 6-3, weakened a central provision of the Voting Rights Act.
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