Alabama's Givan Attacks Thomas Over Ruling That Could Erase 2 Democratic Seats

12 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12

Juandalynn Givan blasted Justice Clarence Thomas in a Monday video after the Supreme Court struck down a 2023 court-ordered Alabama congressional map, calling him an "Uncle Tom" and a "lynchman."
The ruling cleared the way for contested maps that could remove two Democratic-held seats and upend representation tied to a map that had created an additional Democratic-leaning district in the 2024 elections.
Thomas, who oversees district cases covering Alabama, has long opposed race-based redistricting, arguing that "racial apportionment" is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Givan said the decision could nullify two seats and force a new vote under newly permitted maps, with Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures among those potentially affected.

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