Supreme Court clears Alabama map, expanding GOP edge in the House

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, lifted a lower-court block to allow Alabama to use a 2023 redistricting map that eliminates one of its two majority-Black U.S. House districts, likely giving Republicans a 6-1 edge in the state’s delegation for this year’s elections; the decision follows the Court’s April narrowing of Voting Rights Act protections and comes as several Southern states uproot majority-Black districts, with primaries set for Aug. 11. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, accusing the Court of chaos and weaponizing election rules.