Leaders React to Supreme Court Decision in Alabama Redistricting Battle
The unsigned order follows a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais and rejects lower court findings that the map was racially discriminatory.
- On Tuesday, June 2, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Alabama congressional redistricting map that eliminates one of two districts where voters had elected a Black Democrat, clearing the way for a map favoring Republicans.
- Lower courts had previously ruled the Alabama legislature's map was "tainted by intentional race-based discrimination," violating the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee to equal protection of the law.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized the order in her dissent, arguing it "disregards both democratic values and the rule of law" while ignoring established evidence of discrimination.
- UCLA law professor Richard Hasen warned the decision "denude Congress of its powers that were given after the Civil War," making it extremely difficult for lawmakers to protect minority voters.
- Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller observes that simple restrictions could prevent redistricting opportunism, though such solutions remain "very difficult to achieve" under current legal constraints.
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Local 3 NewsBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst. Alabama has repeatedly gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend a racially discriminatory congressional district map, citing dubious arguments and employing questionable tactics. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama. On Tuesday night, the emboldened conservative majority did the opposite, upholding a state plan that eliminates a seat held by a Black Democrat that a special U.S. distr…
Court: Alabama can use pro-Republican map
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates one of its two districts where Black voters make up a majority or near-majority, giving a boost to President Donald…
Analysis: The Supreme Court gave Republicans another congressional win. But its ruling means much more.
Alabama has repeatedly come to the US Supreme Court to defend a racially discriminatory congressional map, asserting dubious claims and employing questionable tactics.
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