Supreme Court urged to uphold lower court decision striking Alabama congressional map as racially discriminatory

Plaintiffs challenging Alabama's congressional map urged the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that found the map racially discriminatory. Alabama sought to use the map for the 2026 elections, arguing a court-drawn replacement fails to meet its districting goals. The dispute follows the Supreme Court's April decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which weakened plaintiffs' ability to claim Voting Rights Act violations, and a prior ruling that Alabama's 2023 map violated Section 2 of the Act.