“Today is a major win for voting rights,” the ACLU of Alabama said on social media.
for an emergency stay on the ruling, and an official will now be appointed by the courts to draw the congressional district lines for the 2023 election, to ensure that districts are not gerrymandered to diminish the power of Black voters.. “SCOTUS rejected AL’s attempt to deny Black voters a 2nd majority district. After many attempts by the state of AL to eliminate fair representation, a Special Master and cartographer have been directed to draw the map for the 2024 Election.
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