Supporters of the new district, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, say the lower court decision effectively means Louisiana has no congressional map in place for the fall election, and no realistic chance for the Legislature to adopt one in time.
The theory is not a fixture of K-12 education, and Arkansas’ ban does not define what constitutes critical race theory.
Once it rules, the losing side could ask the Georgia Supreme Court to consider an appeal.
‘I understand that your client is upset at this point, but he is cursing audibly, and he is shaking his head visually and that’s contemptuous. It has the potential to intimidate the witness and the jury can see that.’
For now, the presumptive GOP nominee is happy to revel in the attention as reporters parse his choices and prospective candidates jockey and woo him in an ‘Apprentice’-style competition.
‘One of these teenagers delivered a baby while clutching a Teddy Bear — and that’s an image that once you see that, you can’t unsee it.’
Whatever comes out of the court could impact the makeup of the next U.S. Congress.
Missing from the bill is the explicit phrase ‘critical race theory.’ It instead prevents teaching that an individual ‘bears responsibility for actions committed in the past’ by other members of their race.
The measure also says homeless people must use the county voter registration office as their address instead of where they live. Opponents have said that could make it harder for homeless citizens to cast ballots because their registered polling place might be far away.
