The US Supreme Court has blocked a court-imposed congressional map in Alabama, clearing the way for the Republican-led state legislature to redraw district boundaries ahead of November's midterm elections. The ruling overturns an order requiring Alabama to use a map featuring two majority-Black districts, and directs a lower court to reconsider the case following a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar majority-Black district in Louisiana as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The change could eliminate the seat held by Democratic Representative Shomari Figures — whose 2024 election made Alabama the first time in history to send two Black representatives to Congress — and hand Republicans an additional seat in the closely contested battle for control of the US House.