Biden to mark 100 days since Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade

A decrease courtroom threw out the state’s map drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature, which gave Black voters a big likelihood to elect a candidate in solely one of many state’s seven congressional districts, although African Individuals make up greater than 1 / 4 of the state’s inhabitants.

However the Supreme Court docket stepped in, ordering that this fall’s elections will happen beneath the legislature’s map, after which later accepted the case for full briefing and argument.

Civil rights leaders worry the courtroom will weaken federal protections about redistricting selections that drawback minority communities. However Alabama, joined by different Republican-led states, says the Structure forbids an prolonged consideration of race in drawing voting districts.