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A federal judge ruled Mississippi's Supreme Court electoral map unconstitutional for diluting Black voting power.

The ruling requires the Mississippi Legislature to redraw the districts, which haven't been changed since 1987.

The lawsuit, filed by civil rights groups, argued the map violated the Voting Rights Act.

Only four Black individuals have served on the Mississippi Supreme Court, all appointed to the same seat.

U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock on Tuesday, Aug. 19, ruled that Mississippi's Supreme Court electoral map dilutes Black voting rights and must be drawn.

Aycock said the map, which was enacted in 1987, violates the Voting Rights Act and cannot be used in future elections.

Mississippi law establishes three distinct Supreme Court districts, commonly

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