A central point of discussion was whether a clause in the 1965 Voting Rights Act could be used to address ongoing concerns ...

A federal judge forced Alabama to adopt a new congressional map drawn by a court-appointed expert after the state’s lawmakers resisted court orders to create a second majority-Black district ...

The court-ordered map used in the 2024 elections resulted in Alabama electing two Black representatives to Congress for the first time in history, the groups said.

Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court orders to draw a second Black-majority congressional district. A three ...

Supreme Court decision on Alabama map shaped Georgia ruling In June, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision that ordered Alabama to redraw its U.S. House maps.

* A federal court rejected Alabama’s congressional map this week, concluding that it violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters’ political influence.

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and KIM CHANDLER (Associated Press) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to boost Black voting power in Alabama … ...

More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to heighten Black voting power in Alabama received postcards with incorrect voting information ahead of Tuesday’s primary.