Georgia Ordered to Redraw Discriminatory Congressional and Legislative Districts

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Georgia Ordered to Redraw Discriminatory Congressional and Legislative Districts
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A federal judge in Georgia has ruled that some of the state's congressional, state Senate, and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to redraw districts to create additional Black-majority districts. The judge's ruling comes after a trial in which plaintiffs argued that Black voters still face opposition from white voters and need federal intervention for fair representation. The state has been ordered to fix the maps by December 8, and if lawmakers fail to do so, the judge will redraw the districts. The ruling could potentially shift one congressional seat from Republican to Democratic control.

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