Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana redistricting case could empower Black voters.
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The US Supreme Court has lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could require the state to redraw congressional districts to increase Black voting power. The decision follows the court's rejection of a congressional redistricting map in Alabama earlier this month. In both states, Black voters are a majority in only one congressional district, and lower courts have ruled that the maps dilute Black voting power, violating the federal Voting Rights Act. The case had been on hold pending the Alabama decision, but the justices have now allowed the appeal to go forward ahead of next year's congressional elections.
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