US EditionFederal Judge Orders Alabama’s Largest County to Redraw District Maps
The 2021 district map packed over 40% Black voters into only two districts, violating the Fourteenth Amendment and prompting a court-ordered redrawing before 2026 elections.
- A federal judge ordered Jefferson County in Alabama to redraw its commission lines, ruling the current maps unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering.
- U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala found that race predominated in the drawing of districts, leading to a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- The existing plan improperly packed Black voters into two districts, contrary to the requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
- Lead plaintiff Cara McClure expressed hope for a fairer map that accurately represents Black voters' interests in the community.
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Alabama’s largest county fights ruling for new maps that could tip political scales
The fight for control over Alabama’s largest county will continue in court with lawyers quickly appealing a sweeping ruling from a federal judge that ordered new commission district maps. Lawyers for Jefferson County Thursday filed a motion asking U.S. District…
Alabama County Must Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Maps
Source: UCG / Getty A federal judge ruled that Alabama’s Jefferson County must redraw its county commission lines after finding the current districts were racially gerrymandered. According to WVUA, Jefferson County is the largest county in Alabama, with Black people making up 42% of the population. U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala ruled the county map was unconstitutional because it packed all of the county’s Black voters into only two d…
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