Supreme Court Upholds Landmark Voting Rights Act, Orders Alabama to Redraw Congressional Map

• The court ruled that Alabama's newly drawn seven-district congressional map likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote.
• The ruling affirmed a lower court's decision and ordered Alabama to redraw its map to include an additional majority-Black district.
• The 5-4 decision saw Chief Justice John Roberts join liberal justices and saw conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett dissent.
• The ruling could have major implications for other states facing similar legal challenges over minority voting rights and the makeup of their congressional districts.
• Democrats hailed the ruling as a victory for voting rights that could help their efforts to retake control of the House of Representatives in 2024.

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