US Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to pursue new voting map - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNODJkei1MVEd3Y0NYalpqWTUyVWVEbzNhbThYQjA3MVptanFKWlhGbjdndXRlY0FFM3ZjY3Jva2szZEN0bTlFcGpwMC11UmZhUmdvdUc3MjJwZm1mUV85Y29kaVJ2REtLOFJfQjBUa1RfMjg4ZzZCZGs0eUtsZFJmTWlPY2hoWm54dDk3eDFhLURsOXBWUWpBSmZKX2I1QjBmd3VkeTNjWFFwSTZSUW9TZw?oc=5" target="_blank">US Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to pursue new voting map</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court's decision that had blocked Alabama's 2023 congressional map, allowing Republicans to implement a map that reduces Black-majority districts from two to one, potentially aiding their party in the upcoming midterm elections.

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a judicial order requiring Alabama to use a court-imposed congressional map with two largely Black districts, allowing the state to revert to a legislature-approved map with only one such district, potentially aiding Republicans in gaining another U.S. House seat in the midterm elections.

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to implement its 2023 congressional maps ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, potentially flipping one House seat from Democrat to Republican and possibly enabling broader redistricting to flip a second seat.

The US Supreme Court ruled that Alabama can pursue its new congressional map favoring the state’s Republicans, overturning a lower court’s decision that had blocked the map citing racial discrimination.

The US Supreme Court lifted an order that blocked Alabama from using a congressional map deemed to be an illegal racial gerrymander, potentially clearing the way for the state to use it in special elections that state Republicans are pushing for.