Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of music icon Clarence Avant and mother-in-law to Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, was fatally shot in her home, according to a spokesperson for Netflix. Police suggested Avant may have been targeted.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a map that created a second majority-minority district in Louisiana was an unconstitutional use of race, making it harder for voters of color to challenge redistricting plans that dilute the political power of minority communities.