<![CDATA[#SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber.]]> set the stage for to get rid of 1 of 2 largely congressional districts before this year’s , creating an opening for to gain an additional seat in a closely divided chamber.

The decision follows a SCOTUS ruling that struck down a majority-Black US House district in as an “unconstitutional” , significantly weakening the federal Act.


https://apnews.com/article/alabama-redistricting-supreme-court-congress-ba371351585b79c2965f9efb0332f33d

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/ab379446-3f3c-43fc-9d24-ab5c018eb5db/scotus-set-the-stage-for-alabama-to-get-rid-of-1-of-2-largely-black-congressional-districts-before-this-year-s-midterms-creating-an-opening-for-republicans-to-gain-an-additional-us-house-seat-in-a-closely-divided-chamber.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:59:39 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 22:17:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber. on Mon, 11 May 2026 23:06:25 GMT]]>@Nonilex

"Hey, Clem look at this! They'll never figure this one out!"
"Whatcha got dere, Tad?"
"Me'n'Jethro just wrote it. Sez we kin throw out a 'lection we don' like, even if its jest one black district. Them smartypants college boys'll never see it comin'!"
"Well, shoot fire! Les jus slide it under this pile o' papers nobuddy ever looks at. We gotta gitter done, boys! Dem darkies is jis too honest! Can't have dat! Thirsty work, though. Any of dat 'shine lef, Jethro?"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116558448937466113https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116558448937466113Mon, 11 May 2026 23:06:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber. on Mon, 11 May 2026 22:25:10 GMT]]>…So far, think they could win as many as 14 additional seats in the November elections from new districts enacted in , , , , & . think they could win up to 6 additional seats from new districts in & . But Democrats suffered a major setback when the Supreme Cour t overturned a voter-approved amendment that could have yielded 4 more seats for the party.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116558286728803642https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116558286728803642Mon, 11 May 2026 22:25:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber. on Mon, 11 May 2026 22:22:30 GMT]]>Anticipating a court reversal, officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary , though it must occur by August.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116558276211316697https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116558276211316697Mon, 11 May 2026 22:22:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #SCOTUS set the stage for #Alabama to get rid of 1 of 2 largely #Black congressional districts before this year’s #midterms, creating an opening for #Republicans to gain an additional #US #House seat in a closely divided chamber. on Mon, 11 May 2026 22:20:46 GMT]]> officials pointed to the case as reason for to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the -led legislature that includes only 1 district where residents comprise a majority.

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