Holder-led National Redistricting Foundation Sues Georgia

The National Redistricting Foundation has accused Georgia of violating the Voting Rights Act. The Eric Holder-led group is claiming that the Georgia GOP gerrymandered two state legislative districts to protect the incumbents and minimize the voting power of African Americans. The lawsuit, filed by 11 residents who live in and around those districts in metro Atlanta, claims that the boundary lines of the districts represented by Republican state Reps. Joyce Chandler and Brian Strickland were changed to increase the number of white voters to protect both incumbents. The Atlanta metro area, Holder said, is “becoming a lot more competitive, and they, through this mid-cycle redistricting, made the determination that this was something that was threatening to them.” More here from the NYT.