The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Donati Law, PLLC filed a lawsuit Thursday, on behalf of five Black voters and the Fayette-Somerville Branch of the NAACP, alleging that Fayette County’s electoral map is racially discriminatory.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, challenges the county commission map adopted during the 2021 redistricting process, asserting that it violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Plaintiffs argue the map was drawn to dilute Black voting power and deny Black residents an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.
