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Alabama seems to have defied an order from the Supreme Court by passing a redistricting map that only included one majority black district instead of two on Friday.

The Baltimore County Board of Education is one step closer to finalizing a redistricting plan that will affect thousands of students.

The SLO County Board of Supervisors has approved a settlement agreement with several groups who filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of the supervisorial district map adopted in December 2021.

Evan pettis bridge, marking the fight for voting rights, blasting the redistricting map saying it discriminates against black voters, again calling on congress to pass voting rights legislation, despite lacking the votes to get it done. >> selma is a reckoning, a right to vote, a right to vote, to have your vote counted is the threshold of democracy and liberty. this fundamental right remains under assault. conservative supreme court has gutted voting rights act over the years. we know that we m...

On Wednesday city officials held a public hearing on the preliminary redistricting map which divides Santa Clarita into five districts for future city council elections. 

Explanation and analysis is the perfect setup for my next question. based on the questions, and this has been spectacular because we as americans get insight into the supreme court these days theyre been able to listen to the oral arguments versus just reading a cold opinion later on down the road once its been drafted and approved. based upon this hot bench with the questions that you heard, it seems that this nightmare scenario of a full-throated endorsement of the independent state legislativ...

Such and thomas signed on to that dissent, so there are a few justices here in the middle, including justice amy coney barrett that were listen can to today, and it seems so far, the stakes could not be higher but it is hard to get exactly how the supreme court will rule on this. but katy, as you pointed out, the results are far-reaching. it wouldnt just be whether or not a legislature could change the redistricting map and it could be voter i.d.s, how and when to vote, who is eligible to vote, ...

T -- legislature is asking is they should be able to control and write whatever districting map they want without any control or oversight by our state constitution as interpreted by our state supreme court and that is radical. thats never really happened before and for the supreme court to affirm what they are seeking, theyre going to be over ruling a state supreme court interpreting its own state constitution which never happens. >> and the association of state supreme court justices weighed i...

Rules and laws to begin with so things are already messy and that was even before you threw in 2020s election conspiracy so explain whats at stake here? could this case muddy things up even more? >> reporter: it definitely could. thats the warning from some court watchers here. the outcome could up end the way elections are currently run. you know, we did hear in these arguments though some pushback from several conservative justices that maybe republicans are pushing this theory just a bit too ...

Bello says it was worked out with Legislature President Sabrina LaMar and the Legislature Republicans who favored a similar plan.