Alabama GOP Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Congressional Map

After the Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais decision weakened longstanding Voting Rights Act standards involving race-based districts, Alabama Republicans moved quickly to revive their preferred map. The Supreme Court previously agreed to let lower courts reconsider the Alabama case in light of the Louisiana ruling.

But after reviewing the matter again, the three-judge panel concluded its earlier findings about intentional racial discrimination remained valid regardless of the Supreme Court’s new guidance on the Voting Rights Act.

The judges said there was still “undisputed evidence” that the map intentionally diluted Black voting strength.

Now the issue is once again headed toward the Supreme Court, where justices may soon decide how far states can go in eliminating race-conscious districts following the Court’s recent ruling.