An Illinois state law that requires race to be considered in any redistricting plan violates the US Constitution, a lawsuit said.
The Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011 includes requirements that “make racial considerations a core purpose of all legislative line drawing in Illinois,” Jeanne Ives alleged in a complaint filed May 8 in the US District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Ives is a former Illinois Republican state representative who also ran for governor and Congress.
The suit comes on the heels of the US Supreme Court’s ruling last month in Louisiana v. Callais, which held ...
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