Alabama's Redistricting Battle: Supreme Court Weighs In

Alabama state officials have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to authorize a Republican-favored congressional map that would eliminate one of the two districts where Black voters form a majority or near-majority.

The request comes after a federal court blocked the map, stating it discriminates against Black voters. This case underscores contentious redistricting battles in the South, influenced by a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.

Litigation continues as the Supreme Court previously lifted a block on the map, but the lower court reinstated it, prompting Alabama's latest appeal to the nation's highest court.

(With inputs from agencies.)