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Supreme Court Lets Alabama GOP Map Stand, 6-3

6/8/2026

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Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling let Alabama keep its 2023 congressional map for 2026 elections, freezing an order that called it discriminatory.
The map gives Republicans six seats and Democrats one, reshapes Rep. Shomari Figures’ district, and sets primaries for four seats on Aug. 11 and the other three on May 19.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissented, warning elections, while NAACP and ACLU condemned as discriminatory and urged Black turnout.

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Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling let Alabama keep its 2023 congressional map for 2026 elections, freezing an order that called it discriminatory.
The map gives Republicans six seats and Democrats one, reshapes Rep. Shomari Figures’ district, and sets primaries for four seats on Aug. 11 and the other three on May 19.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissented, warning elections, while NAACP and ACLU condemned as discriminatory and urged Black turnout.