Alabama Asks Supreme Court To Restore Contested 2023 Congressional Map
State Republicans asked the Supreme Court to allow use of a 2023 congressional map, citing Louisiana v. Callais, and requested a decision by Monday, June 1, ahead of August special primaries.
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Overview
Alabama's Republican leadership filed emergency appeals with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday asking the justices to allow use of the 2023 legislature-enacted congressional map and to rule by Monday, June 1.
The filing follows a unanimous three-judge panel's Tuesday decision reaffirming that the 2023 plan intentionally discriminated and barring its use, after the Supreme Court's recent Louisiana v. Callais ruling prompted the state to seek reinstatement.
Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state did not intentionally discriminate, the Justice Department backed Alabama's appeal, and plaintiffs represented by the ACLU said the court saw through an attempt to reinstate a race-based map.
State filings said the 2023 plan would favor Republicans in six of seven districts; the state is about 27% Black and the 2023 map had a majority Black population in just one of seven congressional districts.
Voters held primaries on May 19, Governor Kay Ivey set special primaries for Aug. 11 in four affected districts, and the Supreme Court's decision will determine which map governs upcoming elections.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the Alabama map dispute as a clash between judicial protections for Black voters and Republican efforts to regain seats, using words like 'favoring Republicans' and 'redistricting frenzy,' foregrounding court findings of intentional discrimination, citing officials' arguments, and emphasizing electoral consequences (e.g., election of Shomari Figures) to shape reader focus.