#Latest news with #congressionalMapWashington Post08-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostCourt rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional linesMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines and said the state must continue using a court-ordered map that led to the election of the state's second Black congressman. A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters. 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.
Washington Post08-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostCourt rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional linesMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines and said the state must continue using a court-ordered map that led to the election of the state's second Black congressman. A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters. 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.
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