Georgia redistricting battle revived after appeals court overturns federal court decision

Georgia secured a major victory Tuesday in its long-running redistricting battle after a federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that the state’s 2021 maps violated the Voting Rights Act, sending the case back for a complete re-evaluation.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the lower court must determine whether there was a "strong inference" that the maps were intentionally drawn to dilute Black voting power, rather than simply finding that the maps had a discriminatory...