The news continues, so let's hand it over to Laura Coats and see an end tonight.

Thank you, John.

So much.

Nice to see you.

And you're right.

I am Laura Coats, and this is CNN Tonight.

As you know, elections have consequences.

I mean, we should all know that very well at this point.

You hear it all the time.

They can have impact on who sits on the highest court in the land, who then can go on, as

you know, to make very consequential decisions that will impact our elections, the same

but have consequences.

That's exactly what just happened with a new controversial Supreme Court ruling.

One that delivers yet another in this time in a major blow to the voting rights of minorities

in Alabama and arguably elsewhere.

We're going to get deep dive into why exactly that is the case tonight, and frankly, how

it could impact the midterm elections that are exactly nine months from today.

Scottis has now chosen to restore Alabama's Jerry Manderd, GOP-Drawn Congressional map,

that a lower court already blocked last month, saying that it would hurt black voters.

The vote there was five to four with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal

justices in descent.

Now why does this map matter so much and why was it even initially blocked as the good question?

...