New congressional district gives voice to Black voters in Alabama

PILF Wins Redistricting Case in Alabama, Securing Equal Voting Power for All Residents | Public Interest Legal Foundation

(Birmingham, AL) — May 2, 2025: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) has secured a major victory in the City of Margaret, Alabama. A court entered an order memorializing the adoption of new redistricting maps after PILF alleged the City’s longstanding failure to redistrict violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and the “one person, one vote” principle. The order comes after PILF filed suit last January on behalf of resident…

New congressional district gives voice to Black voters in Alabama

Two majority Black cities in Alabama now have Black representation in Congress because of court-ordered redistricting. The progress comes as President Trump pulls back federal diversity initiatives.

New congressional district gives voice to Alabama Black voters : NPR

Shalela Dowdy is one of the Black voters who sued Alabama to get a more accurate representation in Congress. She was photographed in Mobile in 2024. Emily Kask for NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Kask for NPR MOBILE, Ala. — Shalela Dowdy is one of the Black voters who successfully sued Alabama to have a bigger voice in Congress. “It's about fair representation,” she says sitting on a park bench beneath a sprawling canopy of live oak trees …