U.S. court rejects Alabama redistricting as violating Black voting rights
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 15, 2022
Jan 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. court rejected on Monday the Alabama legislature's redrawn U.S. congressional district map for November elections, saying it likely violated the Voting Rights Act and stood to deny Black voters an additional representative.
The ruling, which can be appealed, addresses an issue of contention between the two major political parties, in which Democrats accuse Republicans of exploiting their relative strength in state . . .
