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 clears the way for Republican-friendly map in Alabama
The Supreme Court on Tuesday night cleared the way for Alabama to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district, a win for Republicans as they fight to hold onto their slim majority in the House. The post Supreme Court clears the way for Republican-friendly map in Alabama appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the reclassification of constituencies in the state of Alabama.
Supreme Court Allows Alabama Constituencies: Victory for Republicans Before the Midterms in November
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the ban on a controversial constituency cut in Alabama – with far-reaching consequences.
Redeeming the fragmented black Democratic population map in historically Republican districts. This population could only have the majority in a district of the state, which was diluted in the new decision.
The U.S. Supreme Court has provisionally lifted the ban on controversial re-cutting of constituencies.
Supreme Court allows Alabama GOP-backed congressional map for midterms – Democratic Accent
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Alabama Republicans a victory, issuing an emergency order that the state can use a congressional map likely to benefit the GOP in November’s midterm elections. The justices granted Alabama’s emergency appeal to use a map adopted by the state legislature in 2023 that includes a single majority-Black district for this election cycle. The court’s three liberal justices dissented. Alabama Republicans had sought to r…
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