LANSING, Mich. (Great Lakes News) – The Michigan Supreme Court has denied Black lawmakers’ challenge to new congressional and legislative maps.

The state’s highest court said the claim showed no grounds to question the state redistricting commission’s decision to slash the number of majority-African American seats.

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The majority justices said the lawsuit didn’t demonstrate the plans are noncompliant with federal law.

It noted the panel’s expert found significant white crossover voting for Black-preferred candidates in the Detroit and Saginaw areas, giving African-American voters an opportunity to elect their representatives of choice even if they do not account for more than half of the voting-age population.