Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Alabama Voting Map Dispute
For the second time in recent months, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama lawmakers and their proposed congressional district map.
The Supreme Court declined Alabama's request on Tuesday to reinstate a congressional map crafted by Republican lawmakers, which contained only one majority-Black district. This decision paves the way for the implementation of a new map before the 2024 election.
This marks the second time in less than a year that Alabama has asked the Supreme Court to affirm a limited role of race in the establishment of voting districts for federal elections, demonstrating a defiance towards previous lower-court rulings. In the latest development of the case, the lower court found that the state had blatantly disregarded its order to create a second majority-Black district or a district with a similar representation.
The court's decision was provided without any explanation, a common practice when justices make rulings on emergency applications. Consequently, this ruling enables a special master and a court-appointed cartographer to create a fresh map.
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