Major redistricting win: Court strikes down Alabama maps for packing black voters into too few seats | International News Live Blog

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Late on Friday, a three-judge federal court ruled that a dozen state legislative districts in Alabama violated the constitution and instructed the legislature to redraw them—an order that could ultimately affect many more districts that neighbor the illegally drawn seats. Republican lawmakers, who control the legislature, had intentionally packed … http://internationalnewslive.com/major-redistricting-win-court-strikes-down-alabama-maps-for-packing-black-voters-into-too-few-seats/