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Supreme Court lifts block on Alabama Republicans' map
Key takeaways
- The order drew the public dissents of the court s three liberal justices, who insist Republicans map should remain blocked for a standalone reason unaffected by the decision.
- Vacatur is thus inappropriate and will cause only confusion as Alabamians begin to vote in the elections scheduled for next week, wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
- No other justice publicly disclosed their vote or explained their decision.
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Shomari Figures.
The order drew the public dissents of the court s three liberal justices, who insist Republicans map should remain blocked for a standalone reason unaffected by the decision.
Vacatur is thus inappropriate and will cause only confusion as Alabamians begin to vote in the elections scheduled for next week, wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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