Federal court blocks Alabama's congressional map, orders new lines drawn

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The Alabama Attorney General's Office argued after the map was approved that their map better protected "communities of interest" -- defined in language added to the bill creating the map as the Black Belt, the Wiregrass and the coastal counties of Mobile and Baldwin -- and that drawing a second majority-Black district would be unconstitutional and a form of affirmative action, which the Supreme Court struck down in college admissions in June.
43% :Affirmative action argument rejectedThe justices continued that thread in Tuesday's opinion, noting that the state never attempted to argue that the proposed 2nd Congressional District would serve as an opportunity district for Black voters.

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