It has been called a textbook example of discrimination against Black voters in the US. In late January, a panel of three federal judges issued a 225-page opinion explaining how the state was discriminating against Black voters. “Black voters have less opportunity than other Alabamians to elect candidates of their choice to Congress,” the panel wrote. It wouldn’t have been hard to draw an alternative map where Black voters were either a majority or near-majority in two districts. It is possible to simultaneously have two Black districts and observe these criteria, they say.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2022 02:41 UTC