US EditionFederal Judge Orders Alabama’s Largest County to Redraw District Maps
The 2021 district map packed over 40% Black voters into only two districts, violating the Fourteenth Amendment and prompting a court-ordered redrawing before 2026 elections.
- A federal judge ruled that Jefferson County's district maps are unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering, as race was the predominant factor in their creation, according to U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala.
- The ruling found that Black voters were overly packed into two districts despite making up over 40% of the county's population, as stated in the court's decision.
- The judge instructed the county to devise a new redistricting plan within 30 days while emphasizing that previous maps violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- The ruling bars the County Commission from using the 2021 redistricting plan, which failed to provide meaningful public input and lacked legal justification for its racial composition.
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