Supreme Court denies Alabama's bid to use GOP-drawn congressional map in redistricting case
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined requests by Alabama officials to use a congressional map drawn by GOP state lawmakers in July for upcoming elections, leaving in force a lower court decision that blocked the district lines because they likely ran afoul of federal law.
The court denied a pair of requests for emergency relief that were sought by the state. There were no noted dissents.
The emergency filings from Alabama Republicans again sought the Supreme Court's intervention in the long-running dispute over the state's congressional map. State officials asked the justices last year for emergency relief in the fight that arose from the redistricting process. In its last term, the court heard arguments over whether the GOP-drawn congressional bounds violated the Voting Rights Act.
