SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act

Alabama will have to redraw its maps to allocate one additional majority-Black district.

In a decision that surprised legal experts across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday against congressional maps drawn in Alabama, asserting that they were the product of racist gerrymandering. Two conservative bloc justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — joined with all three liberal bloc members (Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji...

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