The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Alabama Thursday in a case considering whether its congressional district map diluted the influence of black voters.
The majority upheld a lower court decision that found the map violated the Voting Rights Act, requiring the Republican-drawn congressional map to be redrawn. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, which was joined by Justices Brett Kavanaugh and the three liberal justices.
“The concern that [the Voting Rights Act] may impermissibly elevate race in the allocation of political power within the States is, of course, not new,” Roberts wrote. “Our opinion today does not diminish or disregard these concerns. It simply holds that a faithful application of our precedents and a fair reading of the record before us do not bear them out here.”
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