The decision had come as a surprise as the high court has weakened the Voting Rights Act in recent years, first in 2013 and then in 2021. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office did not ...

A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama engaged in intentional discrimination when it refused to draw a congressional plan with a second Black majority district after courts, including the Supreme ...

A federal court ruling in Alabama could mean another new congressional map for the state, part of a long legal fight over district lines.

Court Rules Alabama Violated Voting Rights Act in Drawing Congressional Lines MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of ...

The decision was not a surprise because the panel ruled against the state twice previously and put a new map in place for last year’s elections. The judges said that the map drawn by the Alabama ...

The decision was not a surprise because ... The judges said that the map drawn by the Alabama Legislature in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act, just like the one previously drawn by the state.