SCOTUS Allows Alabama’s New Congressional Map to Stay in Place

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The Supreme Court just released a new decision that allows for the newly-drawn Alabama congressional map to remain in place.

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Alabama’s map would grant Republicans an additional seat for the upcoming midterm elections. The move to redistrict came after the Supreme Court struck down portions of the Voting Rights Act that allowed for racial gerrymanders that had long benefited Democrats in deep-red southern states.

The case was decided by a 6-3 make-up along ideological lines. The liberal wing of justices stated that the conservative majority’s decision to reject an unconstitutional racial gerrymander “disregards both democratic values and the rule of law.”

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In the massive mid-decade battle for redistricting, Republicans have come out clearly ahead through numerous court victories that have struck down Democrat-drawn maps and maintained Republican-drawn ones.

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