Alabama will seek to put legislative redistricting order on hold

Federal judge: Alabama must declare state Senate redistricting intent by Thursday

The Alabama Senate on Feb. 25, 2025. A federal judge Friday ordered Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to inform her by Thursday of the Alabama Legislature's intent with regard to her order for a new state Senate district in the Montgomery area. (Stew Milne for Alabama Reflector)U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco Friday ordered Secretary of State Wes Allen to report the Legislature’s intent on her previous order to redraw an Alabama Senate distr…

Alabama appealing Trump-appointed judge’s Voting Rights Act ruling creating majority Black senate district

A judge ruled Alabama must redraw the state Senate district map because the Montgomery portion violates the Voting Rights Act.

Alabama will seek to put legislative redistricting order on hold

Alabama plans to appeal a federal judge’s order to swiftly draw new state Senate districts for use in next year’s legislative elections.