The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to account for the stateās 27% Black population.
The one-line order reflects that the feelings on the court havenāt changed since June when a 5-4 Supreme Court affirmed a lower court that had ordered the state to redraw its seven-seat congressional map to include a second majority-Black district or āsomething quite close to it.ā
There were no noted dissents.
The case has been closely watched because after the courtās June ruling, Alabama GOP lawmakers again approved a congressional map with only one majority-Black district, seemingly flouting the Supreme Courtās decision that they provide more political representation for the stateās Black residents.
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