Mississippi residents in DeSoto County sue over majority-black judicial subdistrict0

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• July 10, 2026

Several DeSoto County residents, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current county Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the Legislature’s creation of majority-black subdistricts for the state judiciary violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit argues that when the Legislature redrew the state’s judicial districts, it gave DeSoto County an additional