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The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine and agencies

Supreme court lets Alabama use maps decried as biased against Black voters

Voting rights activists march outside of the US supreme court in August 2021.
Voting rights activists march outside of the US supreme court in August 2021. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

Alabama does not have to redraw its congressional map for the 2022 elections, the US supreme court ruled on Monday, a win for Republicans that will leave in place a plan that has been described as a textbook example of discrimination against Black voters in the US.

Monday’s supreme court ruling boosts the party’s chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives.

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