The Supreme Court vacated a lower court ruling that had blocked Alabama's congressional redistricting plan, clearing the way for the state to implement a map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts. The 6-3 decision comes after the Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act and sends the case back to lower courts. This likely reduces Democratic representation in the state's 2026 midterm elections and reflects the current Court's increasingly skeptical approach to race-conscious redistricting challenges.