Alabama asks Supreme Court to strip second Black congressional district

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court on May 8, 2026, asking the justices to vacate the district court order requiring a second majority-Black congressional district. Marshall argued that the Callais ruling rendered the order unconstitutional because it required Alabama to use race as a predominant factor in drawing districts. State legislators had already passed a new single-majority-Black-district map in anticipation of SCOTUS approval. The motion threatened the congressional seats of Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures.