Alabama Urges Supreme Court to Unpack Congressional Districts for New Election Maps
Alabama urges US Supreme Court to let it eliminate a Democratic-held congressional district and re-establish a map with one majority-Black district. The state filed an emergency appeal at the US Supreme Court on Friday seeking permission to revert to the old map.
The Alabama attorney general has filed an emergency appeal at the US Supreme Court, urging the justices to allow the state to revert to a congressional map with one majority-Black district, as previously ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court in 2021. The new appeal seeks to restore the Alabama congressional map, which was altered by a lower court order in response to allegations of racial gerrymandering. If successful, the change would impact the state's representation in Congress and potentially alter voting power dynamics. The case is currently being heard by the US Supreme Court.
