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The Alabama court ruling on political power could affect maps in other states
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Voting Rights Act is not applicable to Alabama’s congressional district lines. However, the court added that it did not “disregard the concern that the case might impermissibly elevate race in allocation of political power within the States”. Alabama lawmakers will have to redraw congressional district lines…
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The Supreme Court is in the new normal
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over a case challenging a lower court ruling that overturned a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The lower court had ruled that Section 2 of the VRA is unconstitutional and that people who have been violated can bring a case against them. The Supreme…