Alabama lawmakers' Friday decision could defy Supreme Court order
Alabama lawmakers passed a plan that could defy Supreme Court orders Friday.
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Alabama lawmakers passed a plan that could defy Supreme Court orders Friday.
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Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a plan that would increase…
Lawmakers adopted new lines after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a finding that the previous map likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act.
The fight over Alabama's congressional map is shifting back to federal court after Republican lawmakers declined to create a second majority-Black congressional district.