Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states

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Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it. Wednesday’s ruling significantly limits the use of race when drawing voting districts, weakening a Civil Rights-era law that has boosted minority representation in Congress. The decision came in the midst of a special legislative session in Florida that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis had called for congressional r