On Aug. 19, a federal judge ruled the state must redraw the map that it uses to elect its Supreme Court justices.

U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled the map, which was enacted in 1987, violates the Voting Rights Act and cannot be used in future elections.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A federal court’s ruling will force Mississippi to redraw the state’s Supreme Court district lines.

A federal judge ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of ...