Black voting power takes a hit as Supreme Court revives Alabama’s contested map
The justices granted the state’s emergency appeal, allowing the use of a map adopted three years ago that features a majority-Black population in only one of its seven congressional districts.
The three liberal justices on the bench dissented from the decision
Supreme Court Upholds Alabama Map
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