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WASHINGTON \u2014 A federal court Tuesday blocked Republicans\u2019 new congressional map in Alabama that was intended to give them a key seat pick-up opportunity.<\/p>\n

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The GOP is expected to appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

The three-judge lower panel ruled that the top court\u2019s related recent decision on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act doesn\u2019t change their conclusion that the map illegally discriminates against black voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now face a critical decision on a very tight timeline,\u201d , referencing upcoming elections. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe can either allow the Secretary of State to administer Alabama\u2019s 2026 elections with a legislatively enacted districting plan that we found (after a full trial) intentionally discriminated \u2026 or we can issue a preliminary injunction.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panel \u2014 the US District Court from the Northern District of Alabama \u2014 was comprised of one former President Bill Clinton appointee and two put there by President Trump.<\/p>\n

The decision requires Alabama to use a court-ordered congressional map with one majority-black district and one \u201cblack opportunity district.\u201d<\/p>\n

The supreme court slapped down a Louisiana map last month, concluding it was a racial gerrymander.<\/p>\n

The high court released an updated framework for determining violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans practices aimed at suppressing voters on the basis of race.<\/p>\n

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Republican-appointed Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion that race-based redistricting can be used as a remedy to address a racist district but only after the latter is definitively proven to be the case. He stressed that redistricting for partisan purposes alone can\u2019t be struck down as a violation.<\/p>\n

Since that decision, there has been a tidal wave of red states, particularly in the South, hoping to retool their congressional maps. <\/p>\n

The three-judge Alabama panel stressed that it \u201ccarefully\u201d evaluated the supreme court\u2019s updated Voting Rights Act guidance in the Louisiana case.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe emphasize that because of the exceptional public importance of this matter, we carefully reviewed the extensive evidentiary record in these cases with fresh eyes in light of [Louisiana v.] Callais,\u201d the panel wrote.<\/p>\n

GOP Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall promptly announced plans to appeal the panel\u2019s ruling to the supreme court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very fluid situation, and I will do my best to keep the people of Alabama apprised of our efforts,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cKnow this \u2014 in my mind, it is not a matter of whether we win this case, only when,\u201d <\/p>\n

While Alabama voters already participated in the May 11 primaries, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey scheduled special ones for the four congressional districts impacted by the redistricting fight for Aug. 11.<\/p>\n

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