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Elections officials in Alabama are now rushing to adjust after a late move from the U.S. Supreme Court
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The justices cleared the way Monday for Alabama to use a Republican-drawn congressional map
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One lower courts had previously found discriminatory. The court sent the case back for further review, pointing to a recent decision that narrowed parts of the Voting Rights Act
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The map at the center of this fight includes just one majority black district out of seven
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A court-ordered map used in 2024 created a second and led to the election of two black members of Congress for the first time
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Now, this latest ruling could allow the state to drop that map before the midterms, potentially shifting control of another House seat
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, calling the timing inappropriate and warning it could create confusion with the primary just a week away and voting already underway
