DeSoto County Redistricting Trial
DeSoto County Redistricting Trial
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Brenda Wright, Special Counsel for Litigation and Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., participates in a press conference outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on March 4, 2026.The lawsuit challenges DeSoto County's 2022 redistricting plan, alleging it dilutes Black voting power in violation of the Voting Rights Act. (Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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DeSoto County Redistricting Trial
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Members of the legal team representing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a co-plaintiff in Harris v. DeSoto County, are photographed outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments on March 4, 2026. The lawsuit challenges DeSoto County's 2022 redistricting plan, alleging it violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting power and denying Black residents an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to county office.(Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - L–R: Amir Badat, voting rights attorney; Cheryl W. Turner, International President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Kerry-Ann Hamilton, lead communications strategist; Meka Simmons, General Counsel of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and Elsie Cooke-Holmes, 28th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Victor Genecin, Of Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. exit the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on March 4, 2026.(Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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DeSoto County Redistricting Trial
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Meka Simmons, General Counsel for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., addressed supporters outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on March 4, 2026. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging DeSoto County's 2022 redistricting plan under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - L–R: Meka Simmons, General Counsel of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Victor Genecin, Of Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; and Cheryl W. Turner, International President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., lead members and partners into the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi ahead of closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on March 4, 2026.The lawsuit challenges DeSoto County's 2022 redistricting plan, alleging it dilutes Black voting power in violation of the Voting Rights Act. (Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Victor Genecin, Of Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., addressed members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and community partners during a pre-court rally outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The lawsuit alleges that DeSoto County's 2022 redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting power and denying Black residents an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to county office. (Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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DeSoto County Redistricting Trial
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Sunrise over the courthouse outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi ahead of closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The lawsuit challenges a 2022 redistricting plan adopted by the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors that plaintiffs say fragmented Black communities and maintained five majority-white districts despite significant growth in the county's Black population. (Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Cheryl W. Turner, International President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., speaks outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the county's 2022 redistricting map under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs argue the map diluted Black voting strength by dividing majority-Black communities, including the city of Horn Lake, across five majority-white districts. (Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC. - Brenda Wright, Special Counsel for Litigation and Policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., participates in a press conference outside the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi following closing arguments in Harris v. DeSoto County on March 4, 2026.The lawsuit challenges DeSoto County's 2022 redistricting plan, alleging it dilutes Black voting power in violation of the Voting Rights Act. (Rory Doyle/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.)