Alabama AG Marshall files emergency SCOTUS motion to lift injunction protecting Black majority district

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall files an emergency motion with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking expedited review of a redistricting case, asking the Court to lift an injunction that currently requires Alabama to use a congressional map with two districts containing substantial Black voter populations. The injunction was put in place by a federal three-judge panel after the Supreme Court's 2023 Allen v. Milligan ruling found Alabama's GOP-drawn map illegally diluted Black voting power. Marshall argues the Louisiana v. Callais ruling — handed down the previous day — invalidates the reasoning behind the Milligan order. He tells CNN: \"The Alabama in 2026 is not the Alabama of the early 1960s. It's a new time and a different era.\" If the Court grants relief, Alabama could redraw its map before the May 19 primary to eliminate the second Black majority-influence district, targeting Rep. Shomari Figures' 2nd Congressional District and potentially restoring a 7-0 all-Republican delegation.