Court picks new Alabama congressional map that heightens Black voting power

Federal court chooses new Alabama congressional districts map after gerrymandering challenge

A three-judge panel in Alabama chose a new congressional district map on Thursday in response to a lawsuit arguing that the Alabama legislature’s congressional map was racially gerrymandered. The decision comes only a few weeks after the US Supreme Court rejected a petition from the state government, which sought to appeal a court order prohibiting the use of gerrymandered congressional maps in Alabama elections. In September, the federal court …

Judges select new congressional districts in Alabama

MONTGOMERY — Federal judges on Thursday selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate.

Black voting power gets boost in Alabama as new US House districts chosen by federal judges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat from Republican to Democratic control and could lead to the election of two Black Congressional representatives to the state's delegation for the …

Black voting power gets boost in Alabama as new US House districts chosen by federal judges

Federal judges have selected new congressional lines for Alabama ensuring a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate. The judges ordered the state to use the new lines in the 2024 elections. The three-judge panel…

Black voting power gets boost in Alabama with new U.S. House districts

The 3-judge panel said the state should have 2 districts where Black voters are the majority or close to it.

Black voting power gets boost in Alabama as new US House districts chosen by federal judges

A three-judge panel selected one of the three remedial Alabama redistricting maps after the AL legislature failed to submit a map that complied with a SCOTUS order.