Supreme Court blocks Alabama's congressional map changes
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The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama officials to redraw their congressional map on Monday, weeks after striking down Louisiana’s second black-majority congressional district. Alabama officials filed petitions to the Supreme Court last month urging the justices to quickly toss out a ruling that required the state to use a congressional map with two
On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into effect a new congressional map that could see the Republicans flip four of the Democrats’ eight current House seats. The state has 28 seats in the US House of Representatives, and DeSantis has redrawn 21 districts to favor his party.
Marshall separately has filed a direct appeal to the Supreme Court in Allen v. Milligan and a request to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The state has primaries scheduled for May 19.