Panel of three judges says congressional map was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black voters
Alabama cannot use a new Republican-friendly map in this year’s midterm elections because it was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black voters, a panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday.
The decision blocks Alabama from using a congressional map lawmakers passed in 2023 but never went into effect because the same court found it was drawn with intent to discriminate. Alabama was eventually ordered to adopt a map with two majority-Black districts that both elected Democrats. After the US supreme court gutted a major provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case called Louisiana v Callais in April, Alabama took the extraordinary step of moving its imminent congressional primary and sought to use the 2023 congressional map this year.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/alabama-new-congressional-map-struck-down
Author : Sam Levine in New York
Publish date : 2026-05-26 18:45:00
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