Judge asked to reverse relocation of Alabama court seat

After a special commission moved a vacant judicial seat from a mostly Black county to a mostly white one, attorneys for civil rights groups argue the Alabama Legislature is unlawfully delegating its authority to fill vacant judgeships.

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