ATLANTA β A federal judge Thursday rejected both the congressional and legislative redistricting maps Georgiaβs Republican-controlled General Assembly drew two years ago and ordered new maps prepared in time for next yearβs elections.
In a 516-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones sided with civil rights and voting rights groups that claimed in three lawsuits that the maps violated the federal Voting Rights Act by denying Black Georgians an equal opportunity to participate in the political process by electing candidates of their choice.
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