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● MS Redistricting: A panel of three federal judges blocked Mississippi's legislative gerrymanders on Tuesday, determining that Republicans violated the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters. The decision is the latest in a string of rulings in several states where courts have overturned Republican gerrymanders for discriminating against voters of color after the 2020 census.
Tuesday's ruling ordered lawmakers to draw two new state Senate districts and one new state House district where Black voters could elect their preferred candidates, who would almost certainly be Black Democrats in what is one of the nation's most racially polarized states. Several surrounding districts may also have to be redrawn to implement those changes.
