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U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled Wednesday that Mississippi's Senate District 22 violates the Voting Rights Act because it does not give African-American voters an "equal opportunity" to elect a candidate of their choice.

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US Judge Orders Remap of a Mississippi State Senate District

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that one of Mississippi's 52 state Senate districts violates the Voting Rights Act because it does not give African-American voters an "equal opportunity" to elect …

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