Hillary Scholten: “A federal court agreed [that the map diluted black voting…”

“Congressional maps with only one black district out of a total of six congressional districts. Groups of black voters challenged that map under Section two, arguing that the map diluted black voting power. And A federal court agreed [that the map diluted black voting power]. So lawmakers created a second majority black district to comply with the vra. But then another lawsuit claimed that the new district relied too heavily on race when drawing the map, and that violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution.” (01:40–01:48)

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