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最高法院暂停对阿拉巴马州美国众议院地图的命令，为共和党赢得席位提供了机会
美国最高法院周一为阿拉巴马州在今年中期选举前取消两个以黑人为主的国会选区之一奠定了基础。
来源:PBS _经济WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to eliminate one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.
The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling in April that struck down a majority-Black U.S. House district in Louisiana as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, significantly weakening a provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
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Alabama officials had pointed to the Louisiana case as reason for the Supreme Court to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed House map until after the 2030 census.高等法院周一推翻了该命令，并指示下级法院根据路易斯安那州的裁决重新考虑此案。这可能会让该州自由地使用共和党领导的立法机构于 2023 年批准的地图，该地图仅包括一个黑人居民占多数的地区。
Anticipating a court reversal, Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 primary for some congressional districts and instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries.阿拉巴马州已要求在初选前尽快做出决定。
Alabama Republicans praised the decision.
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"Today, the Supreme Court vindicated the state's long-held position. Now, the power to draw Alabama's maps goes back to the people's elected representatives. That's our Legislature," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a video statement. Marshall said his job was "to put the legislature in the best possible legal position to draw a congressional map that favors Republicans seven-to-zero."他最后发表声明说：“请继续关注。”