Alabama redraws congressional map after Supreme Court rejects its current map : NPR
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 22, 2023
Alabama has to come up with a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its current districts likely diluted the voting power of Black residents.
ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST:
Today marks the end of a weeklong special session of the Alabama legislature, and lawmakers there have produced a redrawn congressional map. The special session follows a Supreme Court ruling that said the state's current map likely violates key portions of the Voting Rights Act. A new district in Alabama could represent a challenge to the slim Republican majority in the U . . .
