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A U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday striking down Alabama's congressional district map is being eyed nationally by several states with similar lawsuits pending, including Arkansas, according to an attorney representing plaintiffs in one case.
Since 2017, a laundry list of state and local governments have sued energy companies in state court seeking damages and other relief to remedy the effects of global climate change.
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that Arkansas' 2021 U.S. House map diluted the influence of black voters.
A lawsuit challenging Arkansas' congressional map was tossed this week by a three-judge panel that ruled the shift of more than 23,000 Black voters in southern Pulaski County from the 2nd Congressional District to two other districts was legal because it was motivated by politics rather than race.
Since 2017, a laundry list of state and local governments have sued energy companies in state court seeking damages and other relief to remedy the effects of global climate change....