Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections.
A three-judge panel in the state’s long-running redistricting case issued the preliminary injunction that prevents the state, at least for now, from switching maps. It requires Alabama to continue using the same court-ordered districts under which congressional representatives were elected in 2024.
Clarence Thomas’ sixth sense for detecting if black people are being treated fairly has activated and he’s going to suspend his weekend fishing trip to issue an emergency ruling against this.