The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to account for the state’s 27% Black population.

The one-line order reflects that the feelings on the court haven’t changed since June when a 5-4 Supreme Court affirmed a lower court that had ordered the state to redraw its seven-seat congressional map to include a second majority-Black district or “something quite close to it.”

There were no noted dissents.

The case has been closely watched because after the court’s June ruling, Alabama GOP lawmakers again approved a congressional map with only one majority-Black district, seemingly flouting the Supreme Court’s decision that they provide more political representation for the state’s Black residents.

  • MelodiousFunk
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    281 year ago

    Alabama doesn’t care. It’s the armpit of the south.

    Mississippi in shambles

    …more than usual, at any rate

    • @[email protected]
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      101 year ago

      Seriously though, I lived in Mobile and Mississippi was on another level.

      Alabama has Huntsville and Auburn and B’Ham that have genuinely good universities and some diversity.

      Mississippi has Brett Favre and Elvis. And Elvis moved the hell out as soon as he could.