Just over a month ago, the Supreme Court caught Alabama off-guard with a landmark decision, commanding the state to create a second district that would enable Black voters to elect a representative of their choosing. The aim is to rectify current imbalances that have been identified as diluting the influence of Black voters, a process that has thrown the state's political machinery into overdrive. In a sudden turn of events sparked by a Supreme Court ruling, lawmakers in Alabama find themselves in a hasty race against time to redraw the state's voting map.
