Alabama Seeks Supreme Court Intervention in Congressional Districting Case
Alabama has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting a freeze on a lower-court ruling that found the state's latest congressional map to be illegally diluting Black voting power. The Supreme Court's decision could have national implications, as other Southern states face similar challenges to their electoral maps. Democrats and civil rights groups argue that Republicans are drawing maps that violate the Voting Rights Act. The lower court had rejected Alabama's previous map and ordered the establishment of a second majority-Black district. However, the legislature's revised map was also rejected for failing to provide a fair opportunity for Black Alabamians to elect candidates of their choice. The Supreme Court has been asked to issue a stay to allow the legislatively enacted map to be used in the upcoming election.