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supreme court ruled in Allen v Milligan in 2023 that Alabama’s congressional map illegally
Alabama and Tennessee, are rushing to revise their congressional maps after a [supreme court ruling
Alabama to use a map that had been blocked by the courts. The move increases the chances of Republicans picking up an extra U.S. House seat. The Supreme Court's conservative majority [vacated](https://www.supremecourt.gov
congressional maps ahead of the midterm elections. Louisiana has paused its House primaries in light of the Supreme Court ruling as it pursues redistricting. Alabama
supreme court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule – a procedural move that helps Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps
maps in the wake of last week’slandmark [Callais v Landry](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) decision supreme court ruling, which invalidated swaths of the Voting Rights Act which had restrained state governments from drawing congressional districts
Supreme Court ruling, which weakened voting rights protections for minority communities. Loading... The [*Louisiana v. Callais*](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf) ruling has remade the redistricting race that President Trump began last year to help Republicans hold
Supreme Court decision in late April has weakened how that law may be enforced. The high court struck down a key provision in the Voting Rights Act, making it easier to break up predominantly Black
Alabama to quickly ask the court to release it from that injunction in light of the Callais decision. **Mississippi** could also move quickly to get rid of a district represented by Bennie Thompson, a Black
Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, AP reports. The court ruled that Louisiana relied too heavily on race when creating a second Black-majority House district as it attempted to comply
Supreme Court has opened the door to a coordinated attack on Black voters across this country," Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York, chair of the caucus,said during a press conference hours after
congressional district map in the upcoming election as it used in 2022 and 2024. The redistricting could have helped Democrats win four House seats held by Republicans. That, combined with five seats tilted toward Democrats
map, as part of an attempt to offset Republican redistricting elsewhere at the urging of President Donald Trump. That ruling, combined with a recent US Supreme Court decision severely weakening the [Voting Rights Act](/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how
congressional districts, representing the urban centers of Indianapolis and Gary, where Democrats have consistently held seats. Party-spending patterns indicate that they expect to hold the seats – Democratic advertisers make up less than
congressional district at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday to severely weaken the Voting Rights Act.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2199x2199+743+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fb2%2Ff4e201b5422cb39ae678f1896741%2Fap26119780621816.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5805050/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Supreme Court paves the way for largest
Alabama and South Carolina have also rushed to redraw congressional maps. Currently, California and Virginia are the only states that have adjusted their district boundaries to support the Democrats. **Global public health authorities are working