'100% about race': Trial begins on legislative maps' impact on Black Detroit voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The commission was required under state and federal law to balance several factors in drawing the maps, such as equal population distribution, contiguous districts, and compliance with the Voting Rights Act, which protects a variety of voting rights including protections against discriminatory gerrymandering.
47% : The suit was filed against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the 13 members of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission who drew the maps.
45% : Commissioners relied heavily on voting rights experts and consultants who told them that, under federal law, Metro Detroit districts could be drawn without having a majority of Black Detroiters in the districts.

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