Supreme Court Halts Order Requiring Alabama to Redraw Congressional Map
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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled Alabama’s controversial new congressional maps could stay in place while it reviews a legal challenge. While left-leaning articles highlight that the Supreme Court’s five most consistently conservative justices halted a decision last month by three federal judges, right-leaning articles highlight that Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh noted the majority’s move to allow the map to be implemented for now is not an ultimate decision.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights the Supreme Court’s five most consistently conservative justices halted a decision last month by three federal judges. The court’s ruling was a blow to voting rights advocates and Democrats after a series of redistricting wins over the past several weeks.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that a 5-4 majority granted a stay of a lower court's order that found the gerrymandered districts likely violated the Voting Rights Act. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the court's stay will allow the justices to fully hear the case.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Times highlights that Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh noted the majority’s move to allow the map to be implemented for now is not an ultimate decision. He said the district court had ordered a new redistricting map to be drawn in just a few weeks ahead of the 2022 elections.
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Supreme Court allows Alabama’s redistricting map despite racial gerrymandering claim
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