Hinds County redistricting goes south, elections to be held under old lines

As mentioned here yesterday, the Department of Justice has refused to clear the Hinds County redistricting plan in time to allow for elections under the new lines. Here's WJTV's coverage of the matter and its effect on local attorney Micah Dutro, who is running for Justice Court Judge.

***BREAKING*** - Hinds County redistricting not cleared by US DoJ?

Apparently there's been some sort of goof up with respect to Hinds County redistricting being cleared by the Department of Justice, and that means the candidates will be (barring court intervention) running under the old lines. No word yet on why the DoJ did not approve the new lines by June 1.



This news is breaking this afternoon, and details are very sparse. WJTV may be the one to break this story tonight, so keep your eye on them.