Court Revives Suit Over Republican-Drawn Alabama Voting Map
The nation’s highest court gives a partial victory to Democrats and black lawmakers.
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court revived a lawsuit by Democrats and black lawmakers who say a Republican-drawn Alabama legislative map unconstitutionally packed too many racial minorities into a handful of districts.
The 5-4 ruling Wednesday is a partial victory for the challengers, setting aside a lower court decision that upheld the district lines. The justices told a three-judge panel to assess whether race played too much of a role in setting the boundaries of particular districts.