Raw Story - In an opinion released by the Northern Division of the Southern District of Mississippi and highlighted by The Redistricting Network, a three-judge panel found that legislators improperly diluted Black voting power in the state House and Senate by racially gerrymandering districts. The new maps contain the same number of Black-majority districts as the maps in prior elections — but, the court found, they still improperly sought to dilute voting power by race. "If left as is, Black voters in each affected district will be served for a full term by a legislator chosen in an election that diluted Black votes," stated the ruling. "The harm is localized, but it is severe to the affected voters. This is the exact kind of injury that warrants a remedy."
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