Supreme Court watch on voting districts & abortion pill

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]The Supreme Court is weighing in on two major issues that could impact millions of Americans from voting rights to abortion access. First, justices are telling a lower court to take another look at Alabama's congressional map. The state wants to use a GOP-backed map with just one majority black district instead of the two districts currently in place.

[00:00:20]This move comes less than two weeks after the high court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act. Critics say it could reshape minority representation across the South, including future fights here in Georgia, and on abortion access. The court is extending temporary access to an abortion pill called mifepristone. It's given through telehealth and mail delivery until at least Thursday evening. That's the extension. Justices are reviewing an emergency appeal from drug manufacturers as the legal battle over nationwide access continues.