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Supreme Court Expands Louisiana Redistricting Case to Challenge Section 2 of Voting Rights Act

| Importance: 10/10

The Supreme Court took the extraordinary step of expanding the legal questions in Louisiana v. Callais (Nos. 24-109, 24-110), ordering supplemental briefs on whether creating majority-minority districts to remedy Voting Rights Act violations violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments. The …

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FBI Finds $90,000 in Cash Hidden in Rep. William Jefferson's Freezer

| Importance: 9/10

FBI agents raided the home of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-LA) in Northeast Washington and discovered $90,000 in cash hidden in his freezer, wrapped in aluminum foil in $10,000 increments and stuffed inside frozen-food containers. The serial numbers on the currency matched funds the FBI had provided …

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