So there is an important update on voting rights that I think you need to know about. This week, The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama is allowed to redraw their maps ahead of the midterm elections, effectively stripping black voters of representation in Congress and handing the Republican Party an additional seat. In this case, the court overruled a panel of three district court judges who concluded the maps were so intentionally discriminatory that they were still unconstitutional, even after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. (00:07–00:25)
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Asserts that the Supreme Court's decision allows Alabama to redraw maps, affecting black voter representation and benefiting Republicans.
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