"Georgia Redistricting Trial: A Crucial Test for Representation and Voting Power"

A trial has begun in Georgia over the redrawing of the state's political map, with the focus on whether the booming population growth of Black voters justifies greater representation in Congress and the General Assembly. If a federal judge rules that the Republican-held Legislature illegally weakened Black voters' electoral power, it could result in Democrats gaining a congressional seat as well as several seats in the state House and Senate. The trial comes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Voting Rights Act, and a ruling for the plaintiffs would lead to a redrawing of Georgia's political maps before next year's elections.