The Supreme Court recently dashed Democrats’ hopes of gaining a new House seat in Alabama. But the party could still nab a second district in Louisiana, where politics rather than litigation is likely to be decisive.
The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an Alabama congressional map that a lower court had said diluted the power of black voters. Alabama has seven House districts and its population is about 27% black, with black voters as the majority in one district.
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