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00:00I am very proud of the fact that due to a lawsuit that the Legal Defense Fund brought

00:05and argued before the Supreme Court just two terms ago, we now have a second Black Opportunity

00:11District in the state of Alabama and a second Black Opportunity District in the state of

00:15Louisiana in addition to legislative districts and other smaller jurisdictions that now have

00:23more Black voters able to elect candidates of their choice.

00:27That only happened because of litigation.

00:29That only happened because we had brave clients who were willing to invest the time and energy

00:36to work with us through the courts and to testify and to do all that was needed to create

00:43more Black political power for their communities and their families and for future generations.

00:48So litigation plays a central role.

00:51We wish we didn't have to bring it, but we do.

00:54It's something that has really powered our elections for decades.