MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A three-judge panel has ordered a special master to draw new congressional districts for Alabama.This is a developing story that will be
- FILE - Sen. Rodger Smitherman compares U.S. Representative district maps during the special session on redistricting at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Nov.
3, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 8, 2023, that Alabama’s U.S. House districts violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters.
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