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Jul 21, 2023 · Alabama has to come up with a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its current districts likely diluted the voting power of Black residents.
- Kyle Gassiott
Sep 8, 2023 · Republicans in Alabama still want to dilute the Black vote. Here’s why the state’s congressional maps were just struck down — again. A “Vote Here” sign located outside a polling station ...
- Fabiola Cineas
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Like every other state with more than one congressional district, Alabama redrew its congressional district map based on the results of the 2020 census. The Republican-dominated legislature drew six districts with white majorities and one with a Black majority. The state’s population is about 63% white and 27% Black.
Aug 14, 2023 · Michael A. McCoy/Reuters. Alabama’s congressional map has been in limbo since June, when the Supreme Court ruled that the State Legislature had drawn it in a way that violated a landmark civil ...
Oct 5, 2023 · A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Last modified on Thu 8 Jun 2023 16.05 EDT. T he US supreme court on Thursday ruled that Alabama discriminated against Black voters when it drew its seven congressional districts last year, in a ...
Jul 22, 2023 · Published: Jul. 22, 2023, 1:08 p.m. Alabama's 2021 congressional map, left, and the new map passed by the Legislature on July 21, 2023. On the new map, District 7 remains the only majority Black ...
