Alabama GOP Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Congressional Map

Republicans resisted those rulings at the time, arguing they were being forced to engage in unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

After the Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais decision weakened longstanding Voting Rights Act standards involving race-based districts, Alabama Republicans moved quickly to revive their preferred map. The Supreme Court previously agreed to let lower courts reconsider the Alabama case in light of the Louisiana ruling.

But after reviewing the matter again, the three-judge panel concluded its earlier findings about intentional racial discrimination remained valid regardless of the Supreme Court’s new guidance on the Voting Rights Act.