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Major decision in a very closely watched case centering around alabama's congressional district map. in a surprise decision, the court ruled in favor of black voters who say the state could have drawn another black majority district. with us now to talk about this, nbc news julia ainsley outside the u.s. supreme court, and nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett, and eddie glod, professor at princeton university and msnbc political analyst. how did the court rule in this case, specifically? >> you're right, it was a surprise because the court actually said that alabama was in violati...

Reach further than intended. we're hopeful that whatever the outcome is that alabama's more extreme arguments didn't seem to take much hold before the court. >> do you think, by the way, that there is a way for the court to do that, to simply narrowly deal with alabama's map and not address the voting rights act? >> i think just as justice kagan pointed out, this is a traditional slam dunk voting rights act case. what's happening in this case is plaintiffs presented alternative maps to show it was possible for alabama to draw an additional majority/minority district. those maps look very simil...

That would require states with a history of racial discrimination to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. then last year, the supreme court ruled in another case making it harder for minority groups to use section 2 of the voting rights act to challenge voting laws. today, the supreme court took another swipe at the voting rights act with the supreme court one that centers on whether alabama's that practice discriminates on the basis of race, black people make up more than a quarter of alabama's population. the state's new congressional map only designates one majo...

Signed off... it's a thing we sometimes gloss over when we talk about american politics, but you're quite keen on this. it happens in both states, but you always say when we come to election periods, look out for who controls the state because it matters to districts. here's what it means to texas you'll see that the reddest states are the areas of the areas see that the reddest states are the areas of the state that voted for trump by the greatest margin, and in the areas in blue, those are the... here's what the new map would look like. it would pretty much guarantee republicans 66 percent o...

He has had his way and he absolutely should not have his way. there is legislation about expanding the court and there's such an uproar about it and expressions of opposition and should not happen, but let me just say this. i am needing, in my position, one as a minority, as a woman, as someone who needs the right to choose and also someone who has a minority majority district under the voting rights act, the supreme court has been a lifeline for people who are vulnerable. it is outrageous that one person can block the opportunities for americans to get justice at the level of the supreme cour...