The Supreme Court is allowing work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters
on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives.
The redrawing of the state's districts follows a June decision by the Supreme Court in which the state's congressional map that was drawn to reflect 2020 census results was found to dilute the voting power of the state's Black residents. The map, which was used in, had just one majority Black district out of seven seats in a state where Black residents make up more than a quarter of the population.
The lead plaintiff in the redistricting case, Evan Milligan, called Tuesday's ruling a “victory for all Alabamians” and said it puts the state closer to a map that provides fair representation. “It’s definitely a really positive step,” Milligan said in a telephone interview.A three-judge panel has scheduled a hearing next week on proposed plans submitted by Richard Allen, the lawyer appointed by the judges.
Milligan and other Black voters had argued Alabama's rearranged congressional map still meant that candidates preferred by Black voters had no chance of winning outside a single congressional district, now represented by Rep.“It basically said if you were Black in Alabama, your vote would count for less,” Milligan said. “It was our duty and honor to challenge that.”
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