The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to move forward with a congressional redistricting effort that could strengthen Republican prospects in two Democrat-held districts before the 2026 midterm elections.
In a 6–3 decision, the Court vacated a lower court ruling that had required Alabama’s congressional map to contain two majority-black districts. The districts currently represented by Democratic Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures could now be reshaped under new maps.
The ruling follows the Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which barred racial gerrymandering and prompted several states to revisit congressional district boundaries.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the Alabama decision.
The Supreme Court directed a lower court to reconsider the Alabama case in light of the Louisiana ruling.
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