Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed, rejecting state's plea
Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed, rejecting state's plea
The Supreme Court is allowing work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines struck down by a lower court.
Note that this is likely a good thing, the new maps are being drawn by a special master to give black folk more representation. The "state" that's objecting here is Alabama lawmakers.
This is good news. Republicans hate democracy, so they are not going to like it.
Everyone be sure to vote.
Any thoughts on if and how this might affect WI gerrymandering?
Very different cases. WI’s case is clear as day, unless Republicans pull some chicanery and impeach a justice before she takes the bench.
Republicans? Pulling chicanery? P'shaw, p'shaw I say!
Not sure about WI, but it definitely could affect GA, LA, and TX since they all have large Black populations.
There's a case for Florida in the pipeline too. They gerrymandered out a predominantly black district for '22.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines that were struck down by a lower court.
In refusing to intervene, the justices, without any noted dissent, allowed a court-appointed special master’s work to continue.
On Monday, he submitted three proposals that would create a second congressional district where Black voters comprise a majority of the voting age population or close to it.
The judges said Alabama lawmakers deliberately defied their directive to create a second district where Black voters could influence or determine the outcome.
Black voters overwhelmingly favor Democratic candidates, and white Alabamians prefer Republicans.
The state had wanted to use the newly drawn districts while it appeals the lower-court ruling to the Supreme Court.
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