On Monday, in a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court vacated a ruling in the United States District Court of Northern Alabama, which required the state to draw congressional maps establishing two majority-minority congressional districts.
Breaking news: US Supreme Court vacates Alabama district court order requiring the state to draw a congressional map with two majority-Black voting districts in 6-3 decision.
Alabama can now draw a more Republican friendly map. pic.twitter.com/fq605lGOPw
— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) May 11, 2026
The motions to expedite are granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment in No. 25-243 is granted. The judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in that case is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit with instructions to remand to the District Court for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U.S. ___ (2026). The judgments in No. 25-273 and No. 25-274 are vacated, and the cases are remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U.S. ___ (2026). The judgments will be issued forthwith pursuant to Rule 45.3.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the dissent, and was joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
As RedState reported on Saturday:
On Friday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall petitioned the United States Supreme Court to restore its 2023 congressional maps. As RedState reported, these maps have been restricted from use when a U.S. District Court ruled they were in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Read More: Alabama AG Petitions SCOTUS to Use Maps Stripped of Gerrymandered Districts, Justice Thomas Responds
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As RedState further reported, on Friday, the Alabama legislature also passed two bills, which, contingent on the Supreme Court’s ruling, would restore their right to use the maps drawn prior to the district court ruling. The bills also commissioned a special election should the Court not render a swift decision before Alabama’s May 19th primary election. SCOTUS’ ruling in Alabama’s favor now frees Secretary of State Wes Allen to move forward with the election using those preferred maps.
Breaking: US Supreme Court vacates Alabama district court order requiring the state to draw 2 majority black districts
Final Vote:
🟢 Yes: 6
🔴 No: 3Current Map:
🔴 Republicans: 5
🔵 Democrats: 2New Map:
🔴 Republicans: 6 (+1)
🔵 Democrats: 1 (-1) pic.twitter.com/AGG98UxIU1— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) May 11, 2026
This is a developing story. RedState will provide updates as information becomes available.
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