Alabama has filed an emergency appeal in its congressional map case, a week after a three-judge panel struck down on the matter.
In a filing submitted on Monday, Alabama state officials asked the Supreme Court to freeze the lower court’s ruling by October 1st. State officials also noted that the ruling can be put on hold as late as October 3rd, when a lower court’s proceedings are scheduled to select court-drawn alternatives of the congressional map.
The filing comes hours after a three-judge panel denied the state’s request to pause their decision on its congressional map.
Running out the clock so the next appeal becomes “Well we don’t have enough time to draw new maps so we have to use these!”
Court: “Damn, you got us.” wink