Supreme Court takes up key voting rights case from Alabama
The Supreme Court is taking up an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States.
The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the latest high-court showdown over the federal Voting Rights Act, lawsuits seeking to force Alabama to create a second Black majority congressional district. About 27% of Alabamians are Black, but they form a majority in just one of the state’s seven congressional districts.
The court’s conservatives, in a 5-4 vote in February, blocked a lower court ruling that would have required a second Black majority district in time for the 2022 midterm elections.
A similar ruling to create an additional Black majority district in Louisiana also was put on hold.
