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Supreme Court VRA ruling encourages new redistricting, more uncertainty ahead of November
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The Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Louisiana’s congressional maps — and weaken the Voting Rights Act in the process — is throwing a wrench into an already-turbulent midterm cycle as more states prepare to hold their primaries in the coming weeks. Louisiana officials announced they would be de
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