Court orders trial over how Michigan's district lines treat Black voters

LANSING, Mich. — A lawsuit that alleges Michigan's new legislative district lines unfairly discriminate against Black voters and candidates will go to trial in federal court under a court order issued Tuesday.

John Bursch, one of the attorneys who brought the challenge to the state House and Senate maps, described the order from a three-judge panel in Michigan's Western District as a "tremendous victory."