US EditionRedrawn Alabama electoral map intentionally discriminatory, court rules
- A federal court ruled on May 8, 2025, that Alabama intentionally diluted Black votes in its 2023 congressional map by failing to create a second majority-Black district.
- This ruling stems from Alabama's refusal to comply with court orders following the 2020 census when it kept most districts majority White despite Black residents making up about 27% of the population.
- The court-appointed map used in the 2024 election allowed Alabama to elect two Black representatives for the first time in 150 years, reflecting prior maps' unlawful vote dilution found by lower courts.
- A unanimous three-judge panel stated the 2023 plan was deliberately designed to crack Black voters across districts and evaded clear court mandates, calling it 'not a particularly close call.'
- The ruling could restore Alabama's oversight under the Voting Rights Act, requiring federal approval of future maps, and challengers hope it benefits Black voters statewide and nationally.
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A Victory in Voting Rights: NAACP Legal Defense Fund wins Supreme Court case against Alabama's redistricting violations
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is taking a victory lap for a Supreme Court win against Alabama’s discriminatory redistricting practices that targeted Black voters there. Attorney Deuel Ross for the Legal Defense Fund says, “The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama had violated the Voting Rights Act by chopping up that Black population and declining to create two majority Black Districts.” Ross emphasized to BlackPressUSA that Alabama’s Black Belt is h…
Federal Judges Rule That Alabama Lawmakers Made 'Deliberate Decision' to Ignore Court Orders to Redraw Congressional District Map That Would Strengthen Black Vote
A federal court ruled that Alabama lawmakers intentionally disenfranchised Black voters by refusing to redraw the state congressional district map to include a second majority-Black district, despite receiving a previous order from federal judges. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that state lawmakers violated the Voting Rights Act after submitting a map that only contained one majority-Black district out of even in a state where approximately 28…
Court blocks Alabama from using a state-drawn congressional map
MONTGOMERY — Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines and said the state must continue using a court-ordered map that led to the election of the state’s second…
Federal Court Rules GOP-Drawn Congressional Map Discriminated Against Black Alabamians
A federal court ruled Thursday Alabama’s Republican-led Legislature intentionally diluted the voting power of Black Alabamians when it drew up congressional maps in 2023, in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The three-judge panel permanently blocked the gerrymandered map and ordered the state to use a court-ordered map that led to the election of Alabama’s second Black congressmember in last year’s election.
Court rules Alabama's congressional map discriminates against Black voters
Alabama, once the epicenter of the voting rights movement, is once again at the center of the conversation of racial discrimination in voting. A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday, May 8, that Alabama deliberately went against court orders and engaged in racial discrimination by refusing to create a second majority-Black congressional district. Federal court rules in favor of Black voters, civil rights groups A federal court permanently bloc…
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