Democrats are celebrating last week’s Supreme Court decision bolstering the Voting Rights Act which they say also bolsters the party’s chances to take back the House from Republicans next year.
- The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled that Alabama’s congressional map violates Section 2 of the VRA by packing many of the state’s Black voters into one congressional district, thereby diluting their power to elect lawmakers relative to their share of the overall population.
As a result of the ruling, Alabama will likely have to draw another majority-Black district, which Democrats see as an opportunity to win another House seat.