Supreme Court Strikes Down Court-Ordered Alabama Congressional Map, Overruling 11th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, May 12, 2026, struck down a 2023 court-ordered congressional map for Alabama, overruling the 11th Circuit Court judges’ court-drawn map that had created an additional Democratic-leaning seat used in the 2024 elections. The decision could eliminate two Democratic-held congressional seats, potentially impacting Reps.

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures, and could affect the upcoming May 19 primary. State Rep. Juandalynn Givan released a video the same day in response. " Givan said Thomas had betrayed the Black community.

"He must’ve been the one that sold us out in Africa. He must have been. His ancestors had to be the ones that sold us out in Africa that caused us to be chained," she said. " She continued her attack in the video released on Monday, May 12, 2026.

"I don’t know what kind of Black he is. I don’t know what d— plantation this man came from. I don’t know what slave ship he was on. "You have sided with the Republican Party.

Justice Clarence Thomas acts in a supervisory role over district cases covering Alabama. He has consistently opposed "racial apportionment" of congressional seats, arguing that such practice is discriminatory and would violate the Constitution. Thomas spoke at the University of Texas on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

His Monday decision effectively overruled the 11th Circuit Court judges’ court-drawn map, which could have further allowed Black voters to elect their preferred candidates in the upcoming May 19 primary. Givan noted that the new ruling could render two seats null and void, potentially forcing a new vote under the newly permitted maps.

Fox News reported the full sequence of events and Givan’s statements from the video she posted on Facebook.

The 2023 court-ordered congressional map had been in place for the 2024 elections before the Supreme Court acted. Thomas’s long-standing position against racial apportionment shaped the outcome that prompted Givan’s remarks on the same day the ruling was issued.