Instead, lawmakers passed another map that only marginally increased Black voters' share in a second district. Once again, the same three-judge panel reviewed Alabama's map.

A map of a Republican proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on July 18. (Kim Chandler/AP) ...

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