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Supreme Court Clears Alabama 2024 Map Amid Voting-Rights Concerns

6/6/2026

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The Supreme Court lifted the district-court injunction on a shadow-docket, allowing Alabama’s new congressional map for 2024.
A federal district court found the map diluted Black voting power under Voting Rights Act and 14th Amendment, giving officials only days—not usual three-to-four months—to reassign voters.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by liberal justices, dissented, saying the Court misused Purcell principle and that Louisiana v. Callais raises the burden for voting-rights challenges.

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The Supreme Court lifted the district-court injunction on a shadow-docket, allowing Alabama’s new congressional map for 2024.
A federal district court found the map diluted Black voting power under Voting Rights Act and 14th Amendment, giving officials only days—not usual three-to-four months—to reassign voters.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by liberal justices, dissented, saying the Court misused Purcell principle and that Louisiana v. Callais raises the burden for voting-rights challenges.