Black Lawmakers Decry SCOTUS Forced Redistricting Maps Passed by GOP

Black Lawmakers Decry SCOTUS Forced Redistricting Maps Passed by GOP
A school group walks the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on May 15. Julie Bennett/Getty Images
Chase Smith
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Lawmakers in Alabama argued over new maps as required to be redrawn by Friday to follow guidelines set forth in a Supreme Court ruling which upheld the same ruling by a federal district court’s three-judge panel in June.

The legislature was required to redraw districts to conform to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits discrimination in voting based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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