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Good morning, I'm Ed Donahue with an AP News Minute.
The AP's Mark Sherman reports the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's second majority
black congressional district.
In a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate black and
Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats, the court's conservative majority
found a black majority congressional district in Louisiana rely too heavily on race.
The decision was an about face for the court, which less than three years ago reached
a different outcome in a similar case from Alabama.
Chief Justice John Roberts described the district as a snake stretching over 200 miles.
An effort spurred by President Donald Trump to preserve the slim Republican majority
in the House of Representatives already has led to a nationwide round of redistricting.
Florida is pressing ahead with a redistricting plan of its own.
After this Supreme Court decision, I'm Ed Donahue.
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