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What is racial gerrymandering? Supreme Court takes aim at Alabama voting

Por: Newsweek Nation October 03, 2022

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Starting Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin to hear oral arguments regarding the possible disenfranchisement of Black voters in Alabama.The case Merrill v. Milligan stems from a previous lower court ruling that suggested the state's districts had violated the Voting Rights Act. If the Court sides with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and the defense, congressional maps would likely give just one of the state's seven... + full article



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