Alabama officials have asked the Supreme Court to allow use of a congressional map that a federal court found discriminated against Black voters.
The emergency appeal seeks to implement the map for the midterm elections, potentially unseating Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures.
Alabama argues a recent Supreme Court ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act vindicates its position despite lower court objections.
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Alabama officials returned to the Supreme Court on Wednesday with an emergency appeal seeking permission to use a map that would likely add a Republican seat to the House of Representatives next year, once again thrusting the justices into the nationwide mid-decade redistricting battle instigated by President Donald Trump.
