Supreme Court's Alabama Redistricting Ruling and Its Implications for Voting Rights

The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama's new congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act, as it unlawfully diluted the state's black vote. The court's decision will force the state to create a second House district with a large minority population. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh split from their conservative peers, joining the court's three liberals in affirming a lower court's ruling. The decision is a win for black voters who challenged the map under Section 2 of the 1965 civil rights law. The ruling could also affect pending lawsuits in Georgia and Texas.