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The facts in Callais mirrored the facts in Milligan: Louisiana too, had failed to draw a second Black opportunity congressional district under conditions of racially polarized voting.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
Roberts said the Voting Rights Act as interpreted by past decisions suggests Alabama must draw a second congressional district that may well elect a Black candidate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
A hotly contested race for Texas’ 15th congressional district has taken a strange turn: One of the candidates keeps showing up at quinceañeras.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The congressman, whose Nashville-area congressional district is home to more than 40,000 Muslims — one of the largest Muslim communities in the South.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
In 1874, he was elected a member of Congress, from the fourth congressional district of Massachusetts.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 by Various
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