US EditionAlabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation
- Alabama's congressional redistricting plans have been objected to by the attorney general's office and plaintiffs who argue that they are unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
- Black voters and advocacy organizations challenged the state's existing congressional plan, stating that it effectively prevents Black voters from influencing elections outside of the state's single majority-Black district.
- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alabama's request to continue using a map with a single-majority Black district, emphasizing the need to create a second majority-Black district or something similar.
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Alabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation
The Alabama attorney general’s office said Thursday that it opposes all three congressional maps proposed by a special master as federal judges begin drawing new districts. The plaintiffs, who won
Alabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office said Thursday that it opposes all three congressional maps proposed by a special master as federal judges begin drawing new districts. The plaintiffs, who won before the U.S. Supreme Court in the redistricting case, wrote that two of the proposed plans
Alabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office said Thursday that it opposes all three congressional maps proposed by a special master as federal judges begin drawing new districts. The plaintiffs, who won before the U.S. Supreme Court in the redistricting case, wrote that two of the proposed plans are acceptable. Their comments were filed ahead of a Tuesday hearing with the three-judge panel. That…
Alabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office said Thursday that it opposes all three congressional maps proposed by a special master as federal judges begin drawing new districts. The plaintiffs, who won before the U.S. Supreme Court in the redistricting case, wrote that two of the proposed plans are acceptable. Their comments were filed ahead of a Tuesday hearing with the three-judge panel. That…
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