Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules

A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, finding that the current map dilutes the voting power of Black voters. Aycock’s ruling notes that only four Black people have served on the Mississippi Supreme Court. All of them held the same seat in the Central District and were first appointed to the position by a sitting governor. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-supreme-court-map-violates-voting-rights-act-judge-rules/