{"id":1480,"date":"2026-06-03T04:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2026-06-03T04:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:10:46","slug":"supreme-court-allows-alabama-to-use-gop-friendly-map-for-midterms-cutting-seat-held-by-black-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1480","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court allows Alabama to use GOP-friendly map for midterms, cutting seat held by Black Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two districts represented by Black Democrats.<\/li>\n<li>The unsigned order came over liberal justices&#8217; dissents and despite Alabama already held its primary elections.<\/li>\n<li>Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the court &#8220;doubled down on chaos&#8221; after Alabama &#8220;doubled down on racial discrimination.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that will benefit Republicans in this year\u2019s midterm elections, permitting the state to ditch one of two House districts represented by a Black member of Congress who is also a Democrat.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1472\">Takeaways from Blanche\u2019s House testimony: \u2018Anti-weaponization\u2019 fund is over, ban on Trump tax audits remains<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The court dealt with the case in an unsigned order over the dissent of the three liberal justices and despite the fact Alabama has already held congressional primaries. As a result, Alabama will likely have six GOP members of Congress next year, with only one Democrat.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The order on the court\u2019s emergency docket is the latest instance of the justices dipping into the nationwide flurry of mid-decade redistricting instigated by President Donald Trump\u2019s desire for the GOP to retain control of the House in this November\u2019s midterms.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Over the course of several months, the Supreme Court has had a hand in congressional maps in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Virginia and California. Most of those decisions have benefited the Republican Party.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related live story\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026. Californians go to the polls Tuesday in the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race for two run-off spots, while people in Los Angeles will also be voting for a new mayor. The state's so-called\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/383a0d379548fc9b93e1dfe50d4283d4.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California&#8217;s state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026. Californians go to the polls Tuesday in the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race for two run-off spots, while people in Los Angeles will also be voting for a new mayor. The state&#8217;s so-called &#8220;jungle primary&#8221; pits all comers against each other &#8212; regardless of party &#8212; with the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Frederic J. Brown\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Primaries today will shape the landscape of the midterms in November<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Tuesday night\u2019s order relied in part on a legal doctrine known as the Purcell principle that bars federal courts for interjecting in election disputes to change the rules of voting on the eve of an election.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In this case, the court said in its order, \u201cthe District Court interposed itself into Alabama\u2019s ongoing efforts to conduct its imminent 2026 congressional elections under maps that its elected representatives selected.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIts view that conducting the elections under court-imposed maps would be more convenient for the state was not a valid justification for that intervention,\u201d the majority wrote. \u201cWhile federal courts should not impose changes close to an election, states are free to decide for themselves whether last-mi\u00adnute changes to an election are in their best interests.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The decision drew a sharp dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by the court\u2019s other two liberals.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cNow the court is squarely faced with a record of the turmoil it has caused and the harm it has wrought,\u201d Sotomayor wrote. \u201cYet just as Ala\u00adbama doubled down on racial discrimination, the court to\u00adday doubles down on chaos.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Sotomayor added: \u201cBecause I choose to defend the rule of law and the right of all Alabamians to participate equally in democracy, I respectfully dissent.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Laura thumb.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1478\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/869ce2f175968027f940ccffdb1f3d2e-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/869ce2f175968027f940ccffdb1f3d2e-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/869ce2f175968027f940ccffdb1f3d2e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/869ce2f175968027f940ccffdb1f3d2e.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Video Ad Feedback<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Laura Coates: &#8216;Today six Justices all but threw away the Voting Rights Act of 1965&#8217;\n                <\/div>\n<div>\n<span>\n                                        \n        \n            \n            \n        5:18\n                            <\/span>\n<span> \u2022 Source:\n                \n                    CNN\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Laura thumb.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1479\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6192e08edf40d6bf9cbbf4a72ffbd9d7.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6192e08edf40d6bf9cbbf4a72ffbd9d7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6192e08edf40d6bf9cbbf4a72ffbd9d7-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Laura Coates: &#8216;Today six Justices all but threw away the Voting Rights Act of 1965&#8217;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>        \n        \n            \n            \n        5:18\n         \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        Gutting of Voting Rights Act has immediate consequences\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            The Alabama case is the latest emergency order tied to the\u202f\u202fon the Voting Rights Act, in which a 6-3 majority gutted the ability of groups to bring claims of racial discrimination under that 1965 landmark law. The decision essentially requires voting rights groups to find a \u201cstrong inference\u201d of intentional racial discrimination before proceeding with a lawsuit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\nSeveral Southern states moved quickly after that decision to redraw their maps. Tennessee and\u202fFlorida, for instance, have both enacted\u202fnew congressional\u202fdistricts that advantage the Republican Party.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Even though Alabama already held its primary election in May, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation authorizing special elections in August for the affected congressional districts if courts allow the state to use its new map.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1470\">Why Trump selected an acting director of national intelligence with no intel experience<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Democratic Reps. Shomari Figures in the 2nd District and Terri Sewell in the 7th District are the two Black members of the state\u2019s seven-seat congressional delegation. Republicans could reclaim Figures\u2019 district with the new map, but it\u2019s not clear exactly how the electoral process will play out before the midterms.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, said the court\u2019s ruling shows an inconsistent application of its own precedent.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe animating premise of the Purcell principle is that federal courts are supposed to stay their hand as election day draws near,\u201d Vladeck said. \u201cAnd yet, this ruling is the third different time the justices have intervened in ongoing election processes in the five weeks since the merits decision in the Louisiana case.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe majority opinion claims this intervention is necessary because of Purcell, but what the court has really done in the last month is to apply that principle to everyone except itself,\u201d Vladeck added.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Alabama\u2019s recent history with the Supreme Court\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Alabama\u2019s legal battle over its maps has repeatedly made it up to the Supreme Court in the past.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Supreme Court in 2023 effectively\u202frequired Alabama to redraw its congressional map\u202fto allow for an additional Black district,\u202f\u202fthat found the state likely violated the Voting Rights Act by enacting a discriminatory map. Ultimately, voters in Alabama cast their 2024 ballots under a court-drawn congressional map that led to the election of two Black and Democratic representatives out of seven seats.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            While Alabama continued to challenge that map on appeal, the\u202f\u202fthe Voting Rights Act case in late April. Based on that decision, Alabama rushed up to the Supreme Court in early May asking the justices to toss out the court-ordered map that it used in 2024 in time for this year\u2019s midterm elections. The court\u2019s conservative majority\u202fagreed to that request on May 11\u202fover the dissent of three liberal justices.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The high court\u2019s decision, Sotomayor wrote at the time, \u201cunceremoniously discards\u201d the lower court\u2019s decision finding that the state engaged in intentional discrimination \u201cwithout regard for the confusion that will surely ensue.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scalia&amp;Cheney.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0c23c8ed69ab921578ec19b861d9d765.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Reuters\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Once-confidential documents reveal Scalia\u2019s role in Supreme Court taking up famous Dick Cheney case<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>10  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            But a special three-judge court in Alabama unanimously shot down the state\u2019s map again last week. The court ruled that Alabama likely violated the Voting Rights Act, even with the Supreme Court\u2019s new high standard, as well as the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            That three-judge panel was made up of two judges appointed by Trump and a third was named by President Bill Clinton.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cUltimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,\u201d the panel wrote.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1466\">Fetterman calls Platner a \u2018creep\u2019 after reports of extramarital sexting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>This story has been updated with additional details.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that will benefit Republicans in this year\u2019s midterm elections, permitting the state to ditch one of two House districts represented by a Black member of Congress who is also a Democrat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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