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In the background looms a pending Louisiana redistricting court case, which the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for on Oct. 15, that could rewrite parts of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
The state alleged disparate impact discrimination under both federal and state law.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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All these simmering tensions converge in Denis’s unpredictable and intimate film, with which the French director returns to the subjects of colonialism and racial segregation so central to her unparalleled filmography.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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And the lack of affordable housing exacerbates racial and economic segregation, too.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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