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Supreme Court Rules North Carolina Lawmakers Gerrymandered 2 Districts

HeadlineMay 23, 2017

Back in the United States, the Supreme Court has ruled North Carolina lawmakers unconstitutionally gerrymandered two congressional districts in order to strip voting power from the African-American community. It’s the latest ruling by the Supreme Court finding that Southern states, including Alabama and Virginia, have engaged in racial gerrymandering in order to concentrate black voters into fewer districts to weaken their voting power.

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