Figures Issues Statement on the Supreme Court Decision in Alabama Redistricting Case

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Alabama could use its 2023 congressional map: 

“The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing the State of Alabama to use a congressional map that three Republican-appointed judges have repeatedly found was the product of intentional racial discrimination. And just three years ago, this same Supreme Court agreed that Alabama had discriminated against Black voters in drawing its maps. But, given the Supreme Court’s recent highly politicized and unprecedented actions, we are certainly not surprised by this decision. 

“The Supreme Court has now confirmed that there is no longer a Voting Rights Act in America, and states are essentially free to discriminate against minority voters with no consequences. This is a dangerous ruling that sets the State and this nation back decades.

“Too many people fought and sacrificed for me to have the opportunity to serve in Congress for me to just walk away. I will stay in this fight to build a better future for Alabama and a better country. I will not be deterred by this coordinated effort to stack the deck for Republicans to retain power in November -- and I know voters won't be deterred either. We have to remind America and Alabama what the power of organizing, mobilizing, and voting looks like. And we will do just that.”

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