Revision History

Alabama has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a congressional map that three federal judges unanimously found "intentionally discriminated based on race," after the lower court refused to let the state use a plan that would eliminate one of two Black-opportunity districts ahead of the 2026 midterms. The case, entangled with the Supreme Court's April 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais that narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, could determine whether up to 15 majority-minority congressional districts across the South survive the current redistricting cycle.