As the Alabama ACLU noted, the state must now create a second district 'where Black voters have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice by the 2024 elections.'
—with right-wing Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh surprising many observers by joining their three liberal colleagues in the majority—to affirm the lower court's decision.that state lawmakers know "our people and our districts better than the federal courts or activist groups."
Despite court orders, Alabama Republicans' new congressional map—the Livingston Congressional Plan 3—lacked a second majority Black district. The map's sponsor, state Sen.
Republican Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen then asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the case again. In a , Allen lamented that Alabama "has been maligned as engaging in 'open rebellion'" for defying multiple federal court orders. The justices' denial on Tuesday allows an effort to replace the rigged map to continue.three proposals for a new congressional map in Alabama. One of them will be chosen as the state's map for the 2024 elections. A three-judge panel has tentatively scheduled an October 3 hearing to consider the maps.
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