By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama's redrawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court orders to create a district that is fair to Black voters.…
Howard Manly, The Conversation | Provided by The Associated Press (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Nick Balenger What's next, now that the Alabama Legislature has approved a new congressional map that some say doesn't follow the guidelines set by…
BY KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only…
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters…
By JEFF AMY and KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama lawmakers say they're trying to satisfy a landmark Supreme Court order to draw a new district giving a voice to Black voters, but with hours to go before…
By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Facing an order to draw new congressional district lines, Alabama Republicans advanced dueling proposals on Wednesday that boost the number of Black voters in a district, but Black lawmakers called the plan…
By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Republicans advanced new congressional lines Wednesday, a proposed map that Black lawmakers called an insult after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the legislature to redraw districts to give Black voters a…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Nick Balenger The state of Alabama has been tasked with redrawing its Congressional map to eliminate gerrymandering. This comes after the United States Supreme Court found…
By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama's governor on Tuesday set a special legislative session to redraw congressional district maps that the U.S. Supreme Court declared unfair to Black voters. Gov. Kay Ivey set the July 17 session…
