Supreme Court upholds North Dakota’s majority-Native legislative subdistricts
North Dakota Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille, D-Mandaree, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2024, in Bismarck. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld legislative subdistricts in North Dakota, including one she represents. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)
The U.S. Supreme Court settled a North Dakota voting rights case last week, leaving in place two majority- Native American subdistricts challenged as unconstitutional. “I’m glad that it’s finally been resolved,' said Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille, a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation who represents one of the subdistricts. “It’s very important that we’re able to represent our needs at th…