Supreme Court lets Alabama use House map that favors GOP in midterms
The 6-3 order lets Republicans use a 2023 map that likely costs Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures a seat, after lower courts found racial discrimination.
- On Tuesday, The Supreme Court granted an emergency request allowing Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts, with the 6-3 conservative majority ruling the state is likely to prevail.
- A three-judge panel previously ruled the map unconstitutional, finding intentional discrimination against Black voters in violation of the 14th Amendment despite earlier court findings regarding the Voting Rights Act.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing the order disregards democratic values and the rule of law, while Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures would likely lose his House seat under the redrawn map.
- Alabama officials pushed state primaries from May 19 to Aug. 11 to accommodate the map changes, enabling the state to restore its preferred map ahead of the upcoming elections.
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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections
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Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters #ELB
You can find the 21 pages of order and dissents at this link. [This post is in progress] The post Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters appeared first on Election Law Blog.
Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Use GOP-Friendly Congressional Map in Midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map that would eliminate two majority-Black districts and could benefit Republicans in the midterms. The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision stayed a lower court ruling that had blocked Alabama from using the map. The lower court had previously ruled that the map intentionally discriminated against Black voters. This story is developing and will be updated with addi…
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