U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) released a statement calling the U.S. Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) ruling allowing the state to use a 2023 congressional map dangerous and said the ruling signals the end of the Voting Rights Act.
"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," Figures stated. "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."
My statement on tonight’s SCOTUS decision. pic.twitter.com/WDOKwwyaBH
— Rep. Shomari C. Figures (@repscfigures) June 3, 2026
Figures said the ruling will not deter him from defending his seat.
"Too many people fought and sacrificed for me to have the opportunity to serve in Congress for me to just walk away," Figures continued. "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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