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intentional discrimination
Coverage of intentional discrimination in the Nexus archive.
- Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow congressional map that dilutes Black vote
Alabama is requesting the Supreme Court to permit a congressional map that a federal court panel ruled was 'intentionally discriminatory' for diluting the Black vote. The three-judge panel in Birmingham found the state's proposed House district map violated the Voting Rights Act by disproportionately weakening Black electoral influence.