AG Schwalb urged the US Supreme Court to reaffirm that states, in exercising their primary responsibility for legislative redistricting, should be given the first opportunity to redraw legislative maps in response to likely violations of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). In an amicus brief filed in Louisiana v. Callais, a coalition of 20 Attorneys general, led by Attorney General Schwalb and New York Attorney General Letitia James, is supporting the State of Louisiana and a group of Louisiana voters seeking to uphold a congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts. "Louisiana legislators fixed a voting regime that likely diluted the votes of Black residents by adopting a map that fairly-and finally-enfranchises Black voters. As a matter of law, states must have the flexibility to address racial discrimination in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act. My state AG colleagues and I urge the Supreme Court to reject establishing a national precedent that would threaten minority voters’ ability to fully participate in American democracy." – AG Schwalb  

https://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-schwalb-leads-20-ag-coalition