Alabama can use a congressional map a lower court had previously said was intentionally drawn to discriminate against Black voters in the state, the US supreme court ruled on Monday.
The court’s decision allows Alabama to use a congressional map it passed in 2023 after courts struck down an earlier version of its map as a violation of the Voting Rights Act – a decision the US supreme court agreed with at the time. Alabama will be able to use the map in this year’s midterm elections.
