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| Alabama violated voting rights law, Supreme Court rules | |
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| The conservative-majority Supreme Court voted to preserve parts of the Civil Rights Act | The conservative-majority Supreme Court voted to preserve parts of the Civil Rights Act |
| The US Supreme Court has ruled that an Alabama electoral map violated federal law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. | The US Supreme Court has ruled that an Alabama electoral map violated federal law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. |
| The 5-4 decision backed a lower court's ruling that the state's Republican-drawn map had diluted the voting power of black Alabamians. | The 5-4 decision backed a lower court's ruling that the state's Republican-drawn map had diluted the voting power of black Alabamians. |
| The map, outlining the state's seven districts for the US House of Representatives, was approved in 2021. | The map, outlining the state's seven districts for the US House of Representatives, was approved in 2021. |
| The ruling preserves a key element of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. | The ruling preserves a key element of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. |
| Two of court's six conservative justices, John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh, sided in Thursday's opinion with its three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. | Two of court's six conservative justices, John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh, sided in Thursday's opinion with its three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. |
| The ruling means that Alabama will have to redraw its congressional map to include a second majority-black district. | The ruling means that Alabama will have to redraw its congressional map to include a second majority-black district. |
| Although the state's voting-age population is about 27% black, the current congressional map only has one majority-black district. | Although the state's voting-age population is about 27% black, the current congressional map only has one majority-black district. |
| The majority-black district is currently the only Democratic one in the state. The other six are represented by Republicans. | The majority-black district is currently the only Democratic one in the state. The other six are represented by Republicans. |
| When Alabama lawmakers redrew the maps two years ago, civil rights groups accused them of voter discrimination. | |
| Federal judges blocked the map in early 2022, ruling that it violated the Voting Rights Act and gave black voters "less opportunity than other Alabamians to elect candidates". | |
| Alabama Republicans appealed against the lower court's decision. | |
| While its justices considered the case, the Supreme Court allowed the existing congressional map to stand for last year's midterm elections. | |
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| US Supreme Court | US Supreme Court |
| Alabama | Alabama |
| United States | United States |