Tribes Say ND Official Can't Dodge Redistricting Suit

By Andrew Westney ( May 16, 2022, 8:35 PM EDT) -- The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe have urged a federal judge to reject the North Dakota secretary of state's bid to dismiss their suit claiming the state's new legislative districts illegally dilute Native American voting power, saying they have the firmly established right to bring claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — notwithstanding Justice Neil Gorsuch's earlier suggestion that the issue is still up in the air....

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