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The foundation is a group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that is helping support the lawsuit. Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, who is one of the defendants in the lawsuit, said Saturday, “I don’t comment on pending litigation. The stipulation speaks for itself.” Gov. Ron DeSantis
Alabama’s new congressional map fails to remedy a Voting Rights Act violation and amounts to an act of defiance against the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a brief filed in the state’s redistricting case. The 11-page brief, filed Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus, said that two […]
On Friday, Aug. 4, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, will welcome the Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford (D-Nevada) to Birmingham, Alabama as part of the CBCI’s “Democracy For The People” nationwide tour. The CBCI will conduct a mobilizer training session from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to […]
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press July 30, 2023, 12:57 PM ET • 3 min read MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Voting rights […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick’s letter, published on his personal LinkedIn page and circulated Friday across […]
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Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey approved a new congressional map Friday, passed by the Alabama legislature during a special session, which designates only one majority-Black district in the state. The approval is in defiance of the US Supreme Court ruling in
Alabama Republicans pushed through a new congressional map on Friday that will test the bounds of a judicial mandate to create a second majority-Black district in the state or something “close to it,” incensing plaintiffs in the court case and Democrats who predicted the plan would never pass muster with a judicial panel charged with […]
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 […]
An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on Thursday in Montgomery, Ala. Kim Chandler/AP hide caption toggle caption Kim Chandler/AP An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on Thursday in Montgomery, Ala. Kim Chandler/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to […]