Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a racially-charged case involving the rights of Black voters. The case involves the 1965 Voting Rights Act and a congressional redistricting map in the southern state of Alabama that critics say diminishes the influence of African American voters. The Voting Rights Act is intended to prevent racial discrimination against minorities in voting and a ruling in the Alabama case by the conservative-dominated court could potentially limit its scope. The Alabama case concerns a map that was redrawn in 2021 by Alabama’s Republican m…