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How the Court Cleared Alabama'S Map

How the Supreme Court's shadow-docket habits and its narrowing of the Voting Rights Act combined to greenlight an Alabama map that erases a majority-Black district.

6 booksJune 3, 2026

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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a...nbcnews.com The Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored Alabama congressional districtsnpr.org Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabamanytimes.com

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4. Supreme Inequality
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6. Blessings and Disasters
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Offers on-the-ground history and reporting about Alabama that grounds national legal changes in local politics and...
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