During Friday's episode of Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall discussed the failed attempt by a three-judge panel to block Alabama from implementing a 6-1 conservative-leaning congressional map drawn in 2023 for the 2026 election.
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According to the state's top law enforcement officer, the panel suffered a significant defeat this week when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the 2023 map.
"I think they got slapped down hard with this decision. They clearly understood where they were going long before we had that hearing a couple of weeks ago," Marshall told show host Jeff Poor. "Wrote a 100-page order, and in short, you had six of the justices to say absolutely you're wrong."
"They've already said they believe that there is a strong likelihood that we'll be successful on the merits of this case, because remember, this is just a stay, so it's not completely over, but it does give us an opportunity to be able to get this election cycle done," he explained. "Then the legislature will be able to come back and look fully at the lines that they want to be able to draw moving forward."
Following the SCOTUS ruling, Marshall believes the three-judge panel will now "stand down."
"I think we're going to be able to have these elections go through," he said. "I think we're going to get an additional Republican in Congress, and then look forward to what we see from the leadership side. From what will be Governor Tuberville, and bring the legislature back to draw a map that moves Alabama forward for the next cycle."
Shortly after the three-judge panel's ruling, Marshall asked SCOTUS to enter an administrative stay and a stay pending appeal of injunctions barring Alabama from implementing a 6-1 layout for upcoming elections.
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