US EditionFederal court strikes down Alabama's version of congressional map
- A federal court ruled on May 8, 2025, that Alabama's 2023 congressional map intentionally diluted Black votes by limiting Black-majority districts to one.
- The ruling follows years of legal challenges, beginning after Alabama drew a map post-2020 census that created only one majority-Black district despite 27% Black population.
- The court-appointed map used in 2024, which allowed election of two Black representatives for the first time in 150 years, contrasts with the legislature's refusal to enact a compliant map.
- The unanimous three-judge panel concluded that the 2023 Plan was clearly designed to weaken the voting power of Black Alabamians, underscoring a continued intention to discriminate.
- The court will consider requiring Alabama to obtain federal approval for future maps under the Voting Rights Act, reflecting ongoing scrutiny of the state's redistricting practices.
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Redrawn Alabama electoral map intentionally discriminatory, court rules
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal court ruled on Thursday that Alabama’s Republican-led legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters when it approved a new electoral map in 2023 that only had one majority-Black congressional district. In a 571-page ruling, a three-judge panel sharply criticized state lawmakers for drawing up a congressional map that mirrored one from 2021 that the judges and the U.S. Supreme Court had already …
Federal Court Strikes Down Alabama's Electoral Map
Federal Court Strikes Down Alabama's Electoral Map In a landmark decision, a federal court ruled on Thursday that Alabama's Republican-led legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters by approving an electoral map with only one majority-Black district in 2023.The three-judge panel condemned state lawmakers for replicating a previously rejected map that violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act. This mirrored a map discarded by the U.S.…
Alabama ‘purposely’ diluted Black votes with congressional plan, court finds
A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama engaged in intentional discrimination when it refused to draw a congressional plan with a second Black majority district after courts, including the Supreme Court, repeatedly rejected maps with just one such district.
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