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Court blocks Alabama Republicans' congressional map
Key takeaways
- It means Alabama cannot use its design this year unless Republican leaders appeal directly to the Supreme Court and succeed.
- Ultimately, 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, the ruling reads.
- And under the unusual circumstances of this case, we conclude that a limited order requiring the Secretary to continue using this Court s race-blind map will not disrupt Alabama s elections, it continued.
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Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 05/26/26 10:06 AM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans congressional map that would ve given the party a potential pickup opportunity in the midterms.
The judges ruled the Supreme Court s recent blockbuster decision narrowing the Voting Rights Act does not impact their finding that the map intentionally discriminates against Black voters in violation of the Constitution.
It means Alabama cannot use its design this year unless Republican leaders appeal directly to the Supreme Court and succeed.
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