Judges block Alabama districts that would dilute Black vote in 2026 congressional elections

The ruling in U.S. District Court in Birmingham, Ala., sets the stage for the Supreme Court to determine whether the maps, which were first proposed in 2023, can be used by Alabama this year.

The three-judge panel issued its ruling in response to the Supreme Court telling it to revisit the question of whether the maps could be used in light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a case known as Louisiana v. Callais, which found that Louisiana’s drawing of its own congressional map was a racial gerrymander.

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