Written by SCOTUS allows Alabama’s new congressional map, boosting GOP seats for the 2026 midterm elections.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.”
Source: SCOTUS Allows Alabama’s New Congressional Map to Stay in Place
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