A federal court in Alabama will soon decide whether a recently passed map by state Republican lawmakers will stand for the 2024 election, a legal fight that could ascend to the Supreme Court not long after the justices ruled against a previous map that lacked a second black-majority district.
Democrats and activist groups have vehemently pushed back over a new congressional map passed by the Republican-controlled legislature last month. Meanwhile, GOP defenders of the map say the high court did not explicitly require proportionality or a second black-majority district.Rep. Terri Sewell and members of the Congressional Black Caucus filed a brief on Thursday saying the"redistricting plan Alabama legislators approved on July 21, S.B.
The new map's provisions include changes to the 7th Congressional District, which would have a 51% black voting-age population if the district court approves of the map. The 2nd District also loses Autauga County, Conecuh County, and parts of Elmore and Covington counties but now includes Lowndes, Macon, and Russell counties. The black voting age population in the 2nd District would rise from 32% to roughly 40%.
Ilya Shapiro, a director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal on July 31 saying the"media talking point is that the state is 'defying' the justices" is a"case of gaslighting." Federal Judges Stanley Marcus, Anna Manasco, and Terry Moorer said in filing in federal court on Tuesday that a trial on the merits will not take place until after the hearing slated for Aug. 14. That three-judge panel will be tasked to decide if the newly enacted map passed by Republicans will stand for the upcoming 2024 election.
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