Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow congressional map that dilutes Black vote
A three-judge panel in Birmingham, Alabama, found that the state's proposed map of House districts was 'intentionally discriminatory."
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Alabama has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower-court order preventing the state from using its 2023 congressional map in the 2026 elections. A three-judge federal panel reaffirmed that the map "intentionally discriminated based on race" by diluting Black voters' electoral power, violating the Constitution. Alabama argues the lower court's decision contradicts the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais and contends the state should not be barred from implementing its legislatively enacted plan.