The Supreme Court heard Alabama’s plea to stop the creation of a second Black-majority congressional district, a case that could reshape federal protections for minority voters
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court heard Alabama’s plea to stop creation of a second Black-majority congressional district, in arguments Tuesday that could reshape federal
protections for minority voters.under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In January a special three-judge court in Birmingham, Ala., ordered the new Black majority district to be drawn.
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