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Alabama Redistricting Map Case Sent to Supreme Court

5/9/2026

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  • A federal three-judge panel ruled it lacks authority, so jurisdiction moved to the Supreme Court after Alabama’s appeal, sending the case there.
  • District judges denied Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen’s emergency-stay request, leaving the court-ordered map in effect.
  • Alabama asked the Supreme Court for a stay by May 14 after Justice Clarence Thomas set a May 11 deadline, which the court warned would disrupt the map used in 2024 and 2026.