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 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The lines on Alabama's congressional map have shifted — along with some of the state's political power. After a high-profile legal fight that lasted roughly two years, a ...

The legal tug-of-war over Alabama’s congressional map started shortly after the state redrew its districts in 2021. Despite Black Alabamians making up 27% of the state’s population, ...

The Alabama Legislature must approve a new congressional map by Friday, the deadline set by a federal court to submit new federal maps. The state has had a single majority-minority congressional ...

JUDGES REJECT ALABAMA'S NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP AFTER LAWMAKERS EXCLUDE 2ND BLACK MAJORITY DISTRICT. Alabama said it plans to appeal the ruling and will argue to restore the state-drawn lines.

Alabama rushes to adopt new congressional map amid disagreement on what district should look like. The U.S. Supreme Court last month affirmed a lower-court ruling finding Alabama likely violated ...

Alabama begins a special session to consider a new congressional voting map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state's current map likely diluted the power of Black voters in Alabama.

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 rights law and undercut the ...

People line up on August 14, 2023, outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, where a three-judge panel was reviewing a new congressional map for the state.

Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.

People line up on August 14, 2023, outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, where a three-judge panel was reviewing a new congressional map for the state.