Court Approves New Alabama Congressional Map

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After months of back and forth, Alabama finally has a new approved congressional map. A three judge panel approved the proposed map today. It creates a district in the southeastern part of the state that has a nearly 49% black population above voting age. This could potentially lead to a second democratic seat for the state. Now, when the state was asked to previously present an updated map, it was twice rejected after each version failed to create a second majority black district.