Federal court rejects new Alabama congressional map

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In a scathing opinion, federal judges rejected a new Alabama congressional map for violating the Voting Rights Act. It comes after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the state must draw a second district to empower Black voters. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.

 

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