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Federal Court Rules GOP-Drawn Congressional Map Discriminated Against Black Alabamians

HeadlineMay 09, 2025
Image Credit: 2023 and 2025 Alabama congressional maps via Wikimedia

A federal court ruled Thursday Alabama’s Republican-led Legislature intentionally diluted the voting power of Black Alabamians when it drew up congressional maps in 2023, in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The three-judge panel permanently blocked the gerrymandered map and ordered the state to use a court-ordered map that led to the election of Alabama’s second Black congressmember in last year’s election.

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