Alabama GOP Defies Supreme Court Order, Denies Second Black District

Alabama Republicans are defying a Supreme Court order by refusing to draw a second majority-Black congressional district, instead proposing maps that Democrats and advocates argue completely ignore the court's ruling. The federal court had previously ordered the state to redraw its congressional map to include two districts with Black voting-age majorities. However, the Republican-controlled Legislature is set to pass a map with only one majority-Black seat. Critics argue that neither proposed map would give Black voters a fair chance at winning congressional seats. The outcome of redistricting battles in Alabama and other states could impact control of Congress.