Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
New York Times: “Alabama Republican leaders asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow them to use a congressional district map that a lower court this week determined discriminated against Black voters.”
“The fight over Alabama’s map will be the first major test of how the justices intend to apply their recent ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”
CNN: Alabama urges Supreme Court to bring back GOP-friendly House map for midterm elections.
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