Friday, June 9, 2023

Supreme Court rules Alabama’s new congressional map violates Voting Rights Act

 https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/supreme-court-sides-with-black-voters-in-alabama-redistricting-case/

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Alabama’s new congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act, handing a win to black voters in a a closely watched case that will force the state to create a second House district with a large minority population.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh split from their conservative peers, joining the court’s three liberals in affirming 5-4 a lower court’s ruling that Alabama’s current district lines unlawfully diluted the state’s black vote.

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