MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Federal judges on Monday blocked Alabama from using newly drawn congressional districts in upcoming elections, ruling that the state should have two districts instead of one in which Black voters are a sizeable portion of the electorate.
A panel of three federal judges tossed out Alabama’s latest congressional map in a ruling late Monday night, ordering the state to draw a new map that includes a second district where Black voters have a better chance to elect a candidate of their choice.
In the preliminary injunction, U.S. Circuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Federal judges on Monday blocked Alabama from using newly drawn congressional districts in upcoming elections, ruling that the state should have two districts instead of one in which Black voters are a sizeable portion of the electorate.