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Federal judges express frustration with Alabama attorneys over congressional map
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A panel of three federal judges Monday appeared skeptical of a congressional map produced by the Alabama Legislature and frustrated by the state’s apparent refusal to create a district where Black candidates could compete. That frustration spilled over into closing arguments presented by Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour, who told judges that […]
Experts skeptical of Alabama’s redistricting strategy ahead of critical hearing
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — It’s the plaintiffs’ case to lose. That was the verdict of legal scholars ahead of a critical Monday hearing on whether a new congressional map approved the Alabama Legislature last month addresses a three-judge panel’s concerns about potential Voting Rights Act violations. “It’s always hard to predict, but I think it’s going […]
Alabama congressional map: Federal court won’t let state relitigate Voting Rights Act
The court overseeing a challenge to Alabama’s congressional map said Tuesday it would not allow the state to relitigate whether the state’s prior map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At a Monday morning status conference, attorneys with the Alabama attorney general’s office suggested they wanted to challenge earlier parts of the case, […]
Alabama Legislature keeps one majority-Black district in revised congressional map
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Alabama Legislature Friday afternoon approved a congressional map that would lower the percentage of Alabama’s current majority-Black district and create a district in southeast Alabama that would be nearly 40% Black. The proposed map passed the House on a 75-28 vote Friday after it passed the Senate 24-6. Alabama Gov. Kay […]
At least four dead, 28 injured in shooting at birthday party in Dadeville
At least four people were killed and 28 injured in a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville on Saturday night. The shootings took place on Broadnax Street around 10:30 p.m., said Sgt. Jeremy Burkett, a spokesman for ALEA, at a press conference Sunday morning. The Alexander City Outlook reported the shootings took place at […]