00:02Elections officials in Alabama are now rushing to adjust after a late move from the U.S. Supreme
00:08Court. The justices cleared the way Monday for Alabama to use a Republican-drawn congressional
00:14map. One lower courts had previously found discriminatory. The court sent the case back
00:20for further review, pointing to a recent decision that narrowed parts of the Voting Rights Act.
00:25The map at the center of this fight includes just one majority black district out of seven.
00:31A court-ordered map used in 2024 created a second and led to the election of two black
00:36members of Congress for the first time. Now, this latest ruling could allow the state to drop that
00:42map before the midterms, potentially shifting control of another House seat. Justice Sonia
00:48Sotomayor dissented, calling the timing inappropriate and warning it could create confusion with the
00:54primary just a week away and voting already underway.
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