{"id":2128025,"date":"2023-12-18T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgias-struggles-to-push-maps-through-courts-runs-down-to-school-district-in-cobb-county\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:28:32","slug":"georgias-struggles-to-push-maps-through-courts-runs-down-to-school-district-in-cobb-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgias-struggles-to-push-maps-through-courts-runs-down-to-school-district-in-cobb-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia&#8217;s map approval challenges extend to Cobb County school district"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgias-struggles-to-push-maps-through-courts-runs-down-to-school-district-in-cobb-county%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2128025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Court Orders Redrawing of School Board Lines in Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>A\u200b federal court \u200dhas issued a ruling that will require\u2064 the Cobb County, Georgia, school \u2064district to redraw its school board lines for \u200dthe upcoming elections. The \u200ddecision comes after plaintiffs argued that the current map was a result of racial gerrymandering, disproportionately favoring white majorities while &#8220;packing&#8221; Latino and\u200c black voters into just three \u2062districts.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Eleanor\u2062 Ross\u2064 of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District \u200bof Georgia declared the current map to be a likely unconstitutional\u2064 racial gerrymander. \u200bIn her ruling, she stated, &#8220;The Court has found that the Enacted Map is substantially likely to be\u2063 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-blocks-congressional-maps-passed-by-fellow-republicans\/\" title=\"DeSantis Blocks Congressional Maps Passed By Fellow Republicans\">unconstitutional racial gerrymander<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The court has given Georgia lawmakers\u2063 until January 10, 2024, to pass a new map for\u200b the school\u200c board election in \u20622024, which will involve four seats. Currently, the board \u2062has a 4-3 Republican majority. However,\u200d this timeline poses a challenge \u2064for lawmakers as the Georgia legislature&#8217;s regular session begins on January 8, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2063 board has appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, requesting a quick resolution to set aside the court\u2062 order. They face a tight deadline to ensure a new map is in place before the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>This court decision is part of a larger trend in Georgia, where \u2064maps passed \u200dby the state legislature have been \u200crepeatedly struck down due to allegations of racial gerrymandering. Earlier this year, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-celebration-of-womanhood-transgender-competitor-wins-miss-nevada-usa\/\" title=\"A \u2018Celebration Of Womanhood\u2019: Transgender Competitor Wins Miss Nevada USA\">federal court ruled<\/a> that the state legislative and congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act and demanded the creation of more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republicans-approve-new-congressional-map-that-they-hope-will-blunt-democratic-gains\/\" title=\"Texas Republicans Approve New Congressional Map That They Hope Will Blunt Democratic Gains\">black-majority districts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia legislature recently \u200cpassed new maps that claim to comply with the court order. However, these\u2062 changes are unlikely to significantly \u2064alter the current \u200dRepublican majorities in the state legislature or congressional\u200c delegation.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2062did Judge Eleanor Ross \u200bof the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of \u2063Georgia assess the current\u2062 school board map in her ruling?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Federal Court Orders \u200bRedrawing of\u2064 School Board Lines in Georgia<\/p>\n<p>A federal court has issued \u200ca significant \u2064ruling that \u200bwill require the\u2062 Cobb \u200bCounty, Georgia, school district\u2064 to redraw its school board lines for\u200c the \u2064upcoming \u2062elections. The \u2063decision comes after \u200dplaintiffs argued that the current map was a result of racial gerrymandering, disproportionately favoring white majorities while &#8220;packing&#8221; Latino and black voters into\u2062 just \u200dthree districts.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Eleanor Ross of the U.S. District Court for the\u2062 Northern District of Georgia declared the\u2062 current map to \u200bbe a likely unconstitutional racial gerrymander. In \u2064her \u200druling, she stated, &#8220;The Court has\u2063 found that the Enacted Map is substantially likely to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-federal-state-lawsuits-seek-constitutional-clarity-on-racial-gerrymanders\/\" title=\"Federal and state lawsuits aim to clarify constitutionality of \"racial gerrymanders.\"\">unconstitutional racial \u200cgerrymander<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The court has given Georgia lawmakers until\u2063 January 10, 2024, to pass a new map for\u2063 the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-bombshell-mi-judge-grants-attorney-matt-deperno-permission-to-release-results-of-forensic-examination-on-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING BOMBSHELL: MI Judge Grants Attorney Matt DePerno Permission To RELEASE Results Of Forensic Examination On 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co. [VIDEO]\">school board election<\/a> in 2024, which will \u200dinvolve four seats. Currently, the board\u200d has \u2064a 4-3 \u200cRepublican majority. However, this timeline poses a \u200bchallenge \u200cfor lawmakers\u2062 as the\u2064 Georgia legislature&#8217;s regular session begins\u2064 on January 8, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The school board has appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals,\u200c requesting a quick resolution to set aside the court&#8217;s order. They face a tight deadline to ensure a new map is in place before the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>This court\u200b decision is\u2063 part of a larger trend \u2063in\u200d Georgia, where maps passed by\u200c the state legislature have been \u200crepeatedly struck down due \u200cto allegations of\u200b racial \u200cgerrymandering. Earlier this year, \u2063a federal court ruled that the state legislative and congressional maps violated\u2063 the Voting Rights Act and demanded the\u2064 creation of more black-majority districts.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia legislature \u2064recently passed new maps that claim to comply with\u2063 the court order.\u200c However, these changes\u200b are unlikely to significantly\u200b alter the current\u2064 Republican majorities in the state legislature or congressional delegation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u200cfederal court&#8217;s decision\u2064 to order the redrawing of school board lines in Georgia is a significant step towards rectifying \u2062allegations \u200cof racial gerrymandering. However, it remains\u200c to be seen whether the upcoming maps will \u200dtruly\u200d address \u200dthe concerns raised and result in a fair and \u200crepresentative\u200b school board election. \u2063The timeline for lawmakers\u200b to enact the changes adds an additional layer \u2063of complexity to this issue, emphasizing\u2063 the need for\u200c efficient and \u200cresponsible action to ensure\u2062 the integrity of the democratic process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal court has mandated the Cobb County, Georgia, school district to redraw its school board lines for the upcoming elections. Judge Eleanor Ross of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled in favor of plaintiffs who claimed the map was a racial gerrymander, &#8220;packing&#8221; Latino representation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2128026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2128025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2128025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2128026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2128025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2128025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2128025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}