SCOTUS Lets Alabama Speed Up Adoption of Congressional Map

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday removed an obstacle to Alabama's using a new congressional map in this year's election that would eliminate one of the state's two majority-Black districts.

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NEW: The Supreme Court allows Alabama to ignore its court-ordered map and greenlights a last-minute republican gerrymander in the middle of the primaries. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ...

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Voting Rights Act, we hardly knew ye!

I'd love to hear Boaz's take on all these election shenanigans, in light of the fact that we are not a democracy. I wonder why Boaz thinks Republicans are making so many changes to elections if we are not a democracy.

Perhaps he'd say, "It's to make sure we are not a Democracy."

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-11 08:32 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

They're putting a thumb on the scale any way they can.

Every Accusation is a Confession with these People.

SCOTUS is completely Corrupted.

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-05-12 12:42 PM | Reply

Good. Just in time for the midterms. Racially segregated maps flies in the face of the Voting Rights Act.

#3 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-05-12 08:42 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"greenlights a last-minute republican gerrymander"

This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-12 09:08 PM | Reply

Clearly, today's Republican Party is as yesterdays was...segregation in terms of who gets to be at the top of the economic pyramid, and who gets discriminated against in the voting booth...all to support the billionaire oligarchs who run this country. Yes, things are getting more and more expensive, but the money is flowing into their pockets, out of your's.

#5 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-05-13 06:11 AM | Reply

".all to support the billionaire oligarchs who run this country."

I think when USSR collapsed all need to appear concerned about the "well being" of the common people didn't just avaporate in Russia it also made "greed is good" turn into "greed is power here!." Now, all three branches of government that are dominated by Republicans who are openly flaunting their power to control politics to solidify .the power of the oligarchy. Short of revolution, there is no political pathway to ever take back the power by the people.

#6 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-13 08:52 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Good. Just in time for the midterms. Racially segregated maps flies in the face of the Voting Rights Act.

#3 | Posted by BellRinger

STFU idiot.

Returning to the racist south flies in the face of the Voting Rights Act.

And Roberts has the gall to whine that people think he's a partisan s*&^bag...

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-13 09:48 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Racially segregated maps flies in the face of the Voting Rights Act."

Yes they do.

Which is why this ruling is so egregious. It is bringing back maps that are segregated by race ( but claiming it's political).

See the new and old maps for Tennessee for example.

Memphis is majority black. And has now been divided into three districts to dilute the black vote there. They claim it's political but it's obviously racially motivated. And the result will be less black folks represented in Congress.

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-13 11:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Pedoringer has been told what to believe so he believes it.

He gave up any semblance of thought a long time ago.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-13 12:04 PM | Reply