Figures Statement on Supreme Court's Decision in Alabama Redistricting Case

May 11, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the injunction preventing Alabama from using discriminatory district maps:

"This is an incredibly unfortunate decision by the Supreme Court that not only continues their trend of breaking from the norms and precedents set by the Court, but also sets the stage for Alabama to go back to the 1950s and 60s in terms of Black political representation in the state. The conservative justices on the Supreme Court just literally substituted themselves in to be the defense lawyers for the State of Alabama. The Court just gave the state the benefit of an argument the Supreme Court acknowledged just a week ago that the State did not even present in defending its maps.

"This Supreme Court did not dismiss the case, so the litigation will certainly continue. My hope is that this is a temporary setback and that three Republican-appointed judges will again find what they found the first time: that the State of Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters in drawing its congressional district lines.

"I ran for this seat to be a voice for all of Alabama, and I'm not backing down from that mission now. The fight must and will go on.

"Beyond the courts, we know what has to be done. We will organize, we will register, and we will turnout people in record numbers at the polls."

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****(UPDATED 5/12 at 12:22 p.m.- Governor Kay Ivey has called the new special primary in CDs 1, 2, 6, and 7 for August 11 - Qualifying begins on Wednesday May 20 and closes May 22).