Mississippi judges order legislative maps to be redrawn

Published July 3, 2024 6:06pm ET



A federal court has ordered Mississippi to redraw parts of its legislative map on the grounds that the current Republican-drawn one discriminates against black voters.

In a 119-page decision released Tuesday, a three-judge panel ordered the state to redraw two new black-majority Senate districts and one new black-majority House district.

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