The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request from the state of Alabama to uphold the new division of the seven constituencies, which a lower court found disadvantaged black Americans. That is seen as a major victory for the Republican party, which is in power in Alabama and which hopes to win enough seats in November to take over the majority in the House of Representatives from the Democrats.
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Bash for Democrats: US Supreme Court leaves new Alabama electoral card intact
