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May 23, 2017

Supreme Court Rules North Carolina Lawmakers Gerrymandered 2 Districts
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Back in the United States, the Supreme Court has ruled North Carolina
lawmakers unconstitutionally gerrymandered two congressional districts
in order to strip voting power from the African-American community. It's
the latest ruling by the Supreme Court finding that Southern states,
including Alabama and Virginia, have engaged in racial gerrymandering in
order to concentrate black voters into fewer districts to weaken their
voting power.


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