Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Alabama Republican leaders have petitioned the Supreme Court to permit the use of a congressional district map previously ruled discriminatory against Black voters by a lower court.
- This case represents the first significant test of the Supreme Court's recent decision to narrow the scope of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- The effort to replace Alabama’s current congressional map aims to benefit Republicans in their closely contested battle to maintain a slim House majority in the upcoming midterm elections.
- The proposed map, rejected in 2023 for having only one majority-Black district instead of two, could lead to Democrats losing one congressional seat if the Supreme Court sides with Alabama Republicans.