SCOTUS Reinstates Republican-Favored Alabama Congressional Districts

Voters in Eastern JeffCo Affected by Congressional Map Ruling

Alabama’s congressional map as OK’d by the U.S. Supreme Court. (Courtesy of State of Alabama) Your support helps us grow and sustain a newsroom for the City Built to Change the South. Donate today to help Birmingham stay informed. The congressional districts of some voters in eastern Jefferson County will be changed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows Alabama to use the congressional district map that favors Republicans. “We’ve reviewed…

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The state’s Republican officials have been determined to redraw the state’s congressional map that was blocked by a lower court.

SCOTUS Just Handed Alabama Republicans a Win That Has Hakeem Jeffries Fuming

Hakeem Jeffries spent months promising the Supreme Court would "do the right thing" on the Alabama front of the redistricting war. Last night, the Court did exactly the right thing – and Jeffries already called it illegitimate. The 6-3 ruling means Alabama's 2023 congressional map takes effect for November's midterms, and one Democrat is about […]

The Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored congressional districts in Alabama

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Alabama's Republican-favored congressional district map means that the state's midterm elections will feature six GOP-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning one.

Supreme Court Republicans Refuse To Explain Why Alabama Can Now Use Racist Election Maps (But PLEASE Don’t Think They’re Just Being Political About It)

It’s one thing for the Supreme Court to not explain its decisions, but it’s a whole other level to refuse to explain a decision that contradicts a written decision from just over a month ago. The quick timeline is this. The Supreme Court allowed Louisiana to draw racist maps, but specifically explained that this didn’t change its earlier decision blocking Alabama’s maps as a racist bridge too far. Alabama responded with, “please!” Then the Supre…

SCOTUS reinstates Republican-favored Alabama congressional districts

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional district map favored by Republicans.