Supreme Court to hear redistricting case

MACON - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Georgia Democrats over a redistricting plan that was rejected and unused in last year&#39;s elections. <br> <br> State senator Robert Brown of Macon says the highest court in the nation will consider the Democrats&#39; first try at redistricting. A federal court rejected that plan in April. <br> <br> The case stems from the effort to redraw Georgia&#39;s legislative and congressional districts, which began in 2001. The districts must be reconfigured every ten years to conform to population shifts revealed by the Census. <br> <br> A federal court in Washington overturned the Legislative&#39;s first attempt at redistricting because it would reduce minority voting strength in violation of the Voting Rights Act. <br> <br> The Legislature approved a new voting map as last year&#39;s session concluded, and that was the one used in last year&#39;s elections that saw Republicans take control of the state senate and the governor&#39;s office.