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Nora Ahmed, ACLU (2022)

The Press Club

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Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2022-02-28

Duration: 00:31:09

Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | ACLU | Apportionment (Election law) | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2022

Contributors:

  • Ahmed, Nora Speaker

Description

This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by Nora Ahmed before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on February 28, 2022. Ahmed is the legal director for the ACLU of Louisiana. She discusses: the ACLU’s opposition to the redistricting maps passed by the Louisiana Legislature during the recent special session; their hope that the Governor will veto the maps; and the possible legal challenges to the maps. She also answers questions from the media.