WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates one of its two districts where Black voters make up a majority or near-majority, giving a boost to President Donald Trump as his party defends its control of Congress in November's midterm elections.
LaTosha Brown, founder of Black Voters Matter, marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action: All Roads Lead to the South march against redistricting efforts May 16 in Selma, Ala.
A crowd protests during a public hearing on redistricting as Louisiana Republicans pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections, May 8 in Baton Rouge, La.
Congressmen and former members of Congress speak to the media after their speech during a public hearing on redistricting as Louisiana Republicans pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections May 8 in Baton Rouge, La.
LaTosha Brown, founder of Black Voters Matter, marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action: All Roads Lead to the South march against redistricting efforts May 16 in Selma, Ala.
A crowd protests during a public hearing on redistricting as Louisiana Republicans pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections, May 8 in Baton Rouge, La.
Congressmen and former members of Congress speak to the media after their speech during a public hearing on redistricting as Louisiana Republicans pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections May 8 in Baton Rouge, La.