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Black voting power gets boost in Alabama as new U.S. House districts chosen by federal judges
The decision was a loss for Alabama Republicans, who were reluctant to create a Democratic-leaning district.
Tagged National Democratic Redistricting Committee
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Judges reject Alabama’s congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power
The state is expected to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said in a statement that Alabama’s new map is a ‘brazen defiance’ of the courts.