Alabama electoral maps discriminate against Black voters, federal court rules
by Sam Levine from on (#5VD8D)
Republican legislature told by appeals judges to redraw new districts over probable violation of Voting Rights Act
Alabama Republicans illegally discriminated against Black voters when they drew the state's seven new congressional districts last year and must quickly redraw the plan, a federal court has ruled.
The ruling is hugely consequential, a blunt assessment of the way lawmakers use their power to draw district lines to dilute the influence of Black and other minority voters.
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