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(AP) — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in August ordered Mississippi to redraw the map, which was enacted in 1987, concluding the current configuration dilutes the power of Black voters.

The Friday ruling gives the Mississippi Legislature until the end of its 2026 regular session to redraw the map.

Section 2, which is the primary way plaintiffs can push back against racially discriminatory election practices, is currently being challenged at the U.S. Supreme Court.

In her August ruling, Aycock noted only four Black people have served on Mississippi’s Supreme Court.

In December, two Mississippi Supreme Court justices were appointed to federal judgeships.

In Mississippi, Supreme Court elections are nonpartisan. »

'Get out of my house': 84-year-old man shoots son in the face for not visiting mother in hospice care, police say

Authored by lawandcrime.com

His wife had recently been put on in-home hospice care, "and William has been taking care of both of them," the court document states.

The defendant's son and his wife came over to the house to visit, something she said they did "on a weekly basis."

The defendant, holding his gun, pointed it at his son and fired, "striking him in the face," authorities say. »

Bondi shooting hero gets $2.5 million in donations and global praise for risking everything to stop the attacker

Authored by thefashioncentral.co.uk

Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed has received A$2.5 million (£1.24 million) in community donations during his hospital recovery following surgery.

Ahmed became an international symbol of bravery after he stopped a deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach with his bare hands.

During the struggle, Ahmed was shot twice and had to undergo surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand. »

Bangladesh unrest: Hindu man lynched, body tied to tree and set on fire as tensions escalate

Authored by timesofindia.indiatimes.com

“A group of agitated people caught him and beat him up around 9 pm on Thursday for insulting the Prophet.

Then they set his body on fire,” Ripon Mia, duty officer of Bhaluka police station, told BBC Bangla.

He said the attackers tied the body to a tree before setting it ablaze.Police reached the spot after receiving information and brought the situation under control. »