Supreme court hands alabama a gerrymandered voting map

The Supreme Court handed Alabama a gerrymandered voting map on Tuesday evening, giving the state the green light to use a map that eliminates a majority-black congressional district. The decision reverses a lower federal court's ruling that found the map unconstitutional.

Justices uphold partisan gerrymandering in alabama

In a three-page unsigned order, the high court said Alabama is likely to prevail in its claim that the map was lawfully drawn. Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, calling the majority's decision