The Alabama Republican Party has released a statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says Alabama’s congressional district maps violate the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling in favor of Black voters in an Alabama congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.
Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a lawsuit over Alabama’s congressional district map, which sets up a new test of the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to halt efforts to create a second mostly Black congressional district in Alabama has sparked fresh warnings that the court is eroding the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in the fight over congressional district lines.
The Alabama Republican Party has issued a statement after a federal court panel blocked the state’s redistricting map.
The judges blocked the map and stayed the party qualification deadline from Friday until Feb. 11 to allow the Legislature time to redraw district lines.
Two lawsuits are challenging Alabama’s newly approved congressional map, arguing it unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of African Americans with one majority-minority district out of seven.
Republican-led committees in the Alabama Legislature have advanced new legislative and congressional districts for floor votes on Monday.
Republicans on a legislative committee have swiftly advanced proposed congressional and legislative districts ahead of this week’s special session.
