Supreme Court lets Alabama use GOP-leaning map (opens in new tab)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a Republican-favored congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections, freezing a lower-court ruling that had blocked the plan after finding it intentionally discriminated against Black voters. The unsigned order drew dissents from the court’s three liberal justices and lets Alabama use a 2023 map with one majority-Black district among the state’s seven congressional districts. The map is expected to shift Alabama’s House delegation from...