“There will be a free and fair election in November. Republicans and President Trump are engaged in a desperate power grab by redrawing congressional maps in order to bolster their attempts to hold onto the House majority.
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Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Use GOP-Drawn Map That Eliminates Majority-Black District
June 3, 2026
In a 6-3 ruling on June 3, 2026, the Supreme Court reversed a lower-court block and cleared Alabama to use its 2023 Republican-drawn congressional map for the 2026 midterms — a map three Republican-appointed judges had previously found to be the product of intentional racial discrimination. The ruling effectively eliminates the majority-Black 2nd congressional district won by Democrat Shomari Figures in 2024, giving Republicans an opportunity to reclaim the seat. Justice Sotomayor dissented sharply, writing that the majority "debases the democratic process." The decision has already been seen as an extension of the Court's 2023 Allen v. Milligan ruling's erosion and a signal to other states engaged in racial gerrymandering fights.
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“They said we're going to allow partisan politicians to gerrymander you, so that even when you show up, your voice won't have as much impact because we'll play with the lines.
“The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing the State of Alabama to use a congressional map that three Republican-appointed judges have repeatedly found was the product of intentional racial discrimination. And just three years ago, this same Supreme Court agreed that Alabama had discriminated against Black voters in drawing its maps. But, given the Supreme Court's recent highly politicized and unprecedented actions, we are certainly not surprised by this decision.