Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
The panel said the 2023 plan intentionally diluted Black voting power and kept the court-drawn map in place for 2026.
- On Tuesday, federal judges temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race, issuing a preliminary injunction requiring the state to continue using court-ordered districts from the 2024 elections.
- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act prompted Republicans across the South, including Alabama, to reshape voting districts with large minority populations that had elected Democrats.
- Alabama must maintain the Special Master map previously used in the 2024 elections and recent 2026 primaries, as lawyers warned that switching maps mid-election year would create chaos and administrative problems.
- Alabama could appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court as the decision marks another major turn in redistricting battles across the South, reflecting President Donald Trump's broader push to help Republicans maintain their slim House majority in November elections.
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Before the congressional elections, the Republicans wanted to reorganize constituencies in the U.S. state of Alabama. A federal court has stopped this for the time being – the judges see the danger that votes of black voters will be diluted.
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The GOP’s Callais-fueled gerrymander blitz has hit two speed bumps. Planned efforts to wipe out majority-Black congressional districts failed in South Carolina and were put on hold by a court in Alabama.
Federal Judges Block Alabama From Using Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map
A three-judge panel on Tuesday morning blocked Alabama from using a 2023 congressional map the panel ruled racially discriminatory and ordered the state to use a remedial map aimed at giving Black Alabamians a chance to elect their preferred leaders. The order comes almost a month after the U.S. Supreme Court substantially weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a case known as… Source
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