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Ruling upholds a lower-court finding that dispersed Black voters into districts dominated by white citizens
The Supreme Court ordered Alabama on Thursday to create a second Black-majority congressional district, upholding a lower-court finding that the Republican-controlled state legislature likely violated the Voting Rights Act by dispersing Black voters into districts dominated by white citizens.
Supreme Court Blocks GOP-Drawn Alabama Voting Map Challenged by Black Voters
The ruling departed from court opinions in the past decade narrowing the scope of the Voting Rights Act.
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