Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
The ruling keeps a race-blind Special Master map in place after judges found the Legislature’s plan intentionally diluted Black voting power.
- On Tuesday, federal judges temporarily blocked Alabama's plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key House race, issuing a preliminary injunction requiring the state to continue using court-ordered districts from the 2024 elections.
- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act prompted Republicans across the South, including Alabama, to reshape voting districts with large minority populations that had elected Democrats.
- Alabama must maintain the Special Master map previously used in the 2024 elections and recent 2026 primaries, as lawyers warned that switching maps mid-election year would create chaos and administrative problems.
- Alabama could appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court as the decision marks another major turn in redistricting battles across the South, reflecting President Donald Trump's broader push to help Republicans maintain their slim House majority in November elections.
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The Republicans wanted to use a constituency card to win the seat in Alabama, with a narrow majority of seats in the House of Representatives.
Federal judges block Alabama's use of 2023 congressional map
Protestors march in Selma, Alabama as part of the All Roads Lead to the South rally on May 16, 2026. A three-judge federal panel Tuesday blocked Alabama's use of a congressional map it had previously ruled racially discriminatory. (Andi Rice for Alabama Reflector)A three-judge panel on Tuesday morning blocked Alabama from using a 2023 congressional map the panel ruled racially discriminatory and ordered the state to use a remedial map aimed at g…
Legal analysts stunned as 3-judge panel enacts Sotomayor plan to preserve Black district
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama's effort to readjust maps to eliminate congressional districts that contain large populations of people of color, reported Politico on Tuesday. It flies in the face of the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down part of the Voting Rights Act, which makes it more difficult to challenge redistricting based on racially biased redistricting, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) analyzed…
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