Two new lawsuits have been filed over t e states legislative and congressional district maps. The two most important factors are, is it possible to draw geographically compact districts that have black majority districts? And then the second question is, does the state have what's called racially polarized voting? In alabama, black people make up 27 % of the states. They are coherent, you know, they are packed together in a small area of the state. It is very, very easy to draw a map that has two black majority districts.
When it comes to fixing discriminatory voting maps, nine months may not be enough for some justices. Ian Millhiser explains.
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