Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

Alabama's Republican leadership has asked the Supreme Court to use a congressional map favoring GOP candidates, despite a lower court ruling that the plan intentionally discriminates against Black voters. The state seeks to replace a court-ordered map with one drawn by lawmakers, which creates only one Black-majority district in a state where 27% of residents are Black. The appeal follows a Supreme Court ruling in a Louisiana case that weakened the Voting Rights Act, enabling Republican efforts to reshape districts in Southern states.