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Every ten years, based on the results of the decennial US census,  state legislatures redraw their US House districts. Some states gain seats, some lose seats, still others go through internal population shifts that require reorganization. On February 7, the US Supreme Court “froze” a lower court ruling invalidating Alabama’s new district map, allowing its More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Thomas Knapp.

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