Supreme Court allows Alabama to use contested congressional map

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use contested congressional map: a running story on the front pages of 7 newsrooms from 28 April 2026 to 30 May 2026, 30 headlines over 33 days.

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30 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map favouring Republicans

28 May 2026

• Al Jazeera Alabama pushes US Supreme Court to approve congressional map for midterms

27 May 2026

• AP Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans

17 May 2026

• AP Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

16 May 2026

• CNN US Supreme Court tosses longshot appeal from Virginians to use new congressional map that would benefit Democrats
• Fox News Supreme Court deals blow to Virginia Democrats in fight over state court ruling
• Wall Street Journal Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Bid to Restore Congressional Map

14 May 2026

• CNN He fought Trump’s tariffs through the Supreme Court all the way to a refund

13 May 2026

• AP Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts

12 May 2026

• CNN Supreme Court allows Alabama to use contested congressional map
• CNN Virginia Democrats ask US Supreme Court to let them use new congressional map
• Fox News Alabama AG makes Supreme Court play that could deal decisive blow in redistricting war

10 May 2026

• AP What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts

9 May 2026

• AP Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
• CNN Tennessee Republicans approve map carving up majority-Black US House district
• CNN Virginia Supreme Court redistricting ruling is a major blow to Democrats
• CNN Alabama urges US Supreme Court to let it eliminate a Democratic-held congressional district
• Wall Street Journal Virginia Supreme Court Deals Blow to Democrats’ Midterm Hopes

8 May 2026

• AP Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

7 May 2026

• New York Times Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee’s Majority-Black House District

5 May 2026

• CNN Supreme Court justices spar over Louisiana’s effort to speed up elimination of majority-Black congressional district

2 May 2026

• New York Times Southern States Move to Redistrict Under Weakened Voting Rights Act

1 May 2026

• AP Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling
• Wall Street Journal The GOP is eager to gain from the high court’s decision curbing the use of race in the drawing of electoral maps.
• Fox News Louisiana suspends May primaries after Supreme Court axes majority-Black district

30 April 2026

• CNN Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic Voting Rights Act opinion and what’s next for the midterms
• New York Times Supreme Court Further Weakens Voting Rights Act, Igniting Political Scramble
• AP Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act and aids GOP efforts to control the House
• BBC News Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps

28 April 2026

• Al Jazeera US Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favoured Texas electoral map