Alabama asks US Supreme Court again to intervene in redistricting case

Published September 11, 2023 7:35 PM

By KIM CHANDLER
Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a directive to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it. Alabama asked the justices to stay a ruling issued by a three-judge panel that blocked use of the GOP-drawn districts in 2024 and directed a court-appointed special master to propose new lines. The Supreme Court ruled against Alabama earlier this year in the long-running case. But the state is hoping for a different result with the latest version of the map.

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