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 ...

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 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.

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 ...