Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
The panel said the 2023 plan intentionally diluted Black voting power and kept the court-drawn map in place for 2026.
- On Tuesday, federal judges temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race, issuing a preliminary injunction requiring the state to continue using court-ordered districts from the 2024 elections.
- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act prompted Republicans across the South, including Alabama, to reshape voting districts with large minority populations that had elected Democrats.
- Alabama must maintain the Special Master map previously used in the 2024 elections and recent 2026 primaries, as lawyers warned that switching maps mid-election year would create chaos and administrative problems.
- Alabama could appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court as the decision marks another major turn in redistricting battles across the South, reflecting President Donald Trump's broader push to help Republicans maintain their slim House majority in November elections.
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The Straits TimesTrump’s redistricting push suffers setbacks in Alabama, South Carolina
President Donald Trump’s push for Republican-led states to draw electoral maps more favorable to his party ahead of November’s midterm elections suffered twin setbacks on Tuesday, when efforts in South Carolina and Alabama to reshape U.S. House of Representatives districts were stymied. The post Trump’s redistricting push suffers setbacks in Alabama, South Carolina appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Federal Court Blocks Alabama Republicans' Redistricting Plan
A federal court blocked Alabama Republicans' plans to have the state's Congressional map redrawn in their favor, ahead of the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. The post Federal Court Blocks Alabama Republicans’ Redistricting Plan appeared first on Breitbart.
Before the congressional elections, the Republicans wanted to reorganize constituencies in the U.S. state of Alabama. A federal court has stopped this for the time being – the judges see the danger that votes of black voters will be diluted.
Judges block Alabama's congressional map switch
A federal court has put the brakes on Alabama's efforts to revert to its 2023 congressional maps for this year's elections.Why it matters: If Alabamans vote this fall under the 2023 maps, one of the state's seven House seats would likely flip from blue to red.The decision also carries implications for Alabama's upcoming special primaries, with wheels already turning on a plan to put the former maps in effect for midterm elections.The latest: A t…
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