Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted a lower court order requiring Alabama to use a congressional map with two majority-Black districts.
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AI-generatedThe U.S. Supreme Court has halted a lower court order requiring Alabama to use a congressional map with two majority-Black districts. This decision allows Alabama to potentially revert to a map approved by its Republican legislature, which features only one such district. The Supreme Court cited its recent ruling striking down a similar map in Louisiana as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. This move could enable Republicans to gain an additional House seat. Alabama officials had already prepared for this possibility by enacting a law to void primary results and hold new elections under revised boundaries. Justice Sotomayor dissented, arguing the Louisiana case did not fully resolve the Alabama case's grounds for a Voting Rights Act violation.
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5 extractedAlabama enacted a law allowing it to void primary results and hold a new primary under revised district boundaries.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, stating a lower court could still find Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters under the 14th Amendment.
Alabama officials pointed to a Louisiana case striking down a majority-Black district as reason for the Supreme Court to end the judicial order.
The U.S. Supreme Court halted an order for Alabama to use a House map with two largely Black districts.
The decision could allow Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat.