Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama voting map dispute.

The Supreme Court has ordered Alabama officials to redraw the state’s congressional map to allow an additional Black majority district to account for the fact that the state is 27% Black. The decision affords additional opportunities for minority voters to elect the candidate of their choice. Chief Justice John Roberts penned the opinion for a 5-4 majority, siding with the court’s three liberals. Justice Clarence Thomas, in part of a dissent that was joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, asserted that the Voting Rights Act should not apply to redistricting.