Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — — Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama's, saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court orders to create a district that is fair to Black voters.
A special three-judge panel in 2022 blocked use of the the state's existing districts and said any new congressional map should include two districts where"Black voters either comprise a voting-age majority" or something close.
“Alabama’s new congressional map ignores this court’s preliminary injunction order and instead perpetuates the Voting Rights Act violation that was the very reason that the Legislature redrew the map,” lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the case wrote.by the Republican-controlled Alabama Legislature maintained one-majority Black district but boosted the percentage of Black voters in the majority-white 2nd Congressional District, now represented by Republican Rep.
The state must file its defense of the map by Aug. 4. The three judges have scheduled an Aug. 14 hearing in the case as the fight over the map shifts back to federal court.
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