Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that dilutes Black vote
The Supreme Court has permitted Alabama to implement a new congressional map that has been deemed discriminatory towards Black voters. This 6-3 ruling is anticipated to allow Republicans to gain an additional seat in the House of Representatives during the upcoming midterm elections. The decision overturns a previous ruling that found the map intentionally discriminated based on race.
- ▪The Supreme Court's ruling will eliminate one of Alabama's two majority Black districts.
- ▪Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
- ▪The decision overturns a lower court ruling that found the map discriminatory based on race.
13 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 10 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 4 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that dilutes Black vote — r/news
- ▪ Supreme Court allows Alabama GOP-backed congressional map for midterms — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to use pro-Republican voting map — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Supreme Court AGAIN Rules in Favor of Alabama's Pro-GOP Map — PJ Media
- ▪ Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP-friendly congressional map — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored Alabama congressional districts — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to use congressional map for midterms — The Hill
- ▪ US Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to use pro-Republican voting map — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Supreme court approves Alabama map that erases majority-Black district — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Supreme Court lets Alabama use House map that favors GOP in midterms — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district — NBC News — Top
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday night said it would allow the state of Alabama to use a new map for congressional districts that a lower federal court had ruled was discriminatory to Black voters.The 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which will eliminate one of the two majority Black districts in Alabama, is expected to result in Republicans gaining one seat from the state in the House of Representatives in November's midterm elections.The ruling by the Supreme Court's six-member conservative majority was unsigned. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissent to the decision, in which she was joined by her fellow liberal justices, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.Republicans hold a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.
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