Supreme Court lets Alabama use GOP-backed map of the state's congressional districts February 7, 20225:31 PM ET

 

Supreme Court lets Alabama use GOP-backed map of the state's congressional districts

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February 7, 20225:31 PM ET

The Supreme Court vote was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court's three liberals in dissent. All four would have refused to intervene now, thus allowing the 2022 election to go forward with a map calling for two majority Black districts. In contrast, the five-justice majority decision means that for at least another election cycle, Alabama will have just a single majority-Black congressional district because the primaries are set to take place in May.

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1078292766/supreme-court-lets-alabama-use-gop-backed-map-of-the-states-congressional-distri