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Alabama elected officials react to new congressional map proposals — 'Once again we have seen activist judges overstep their roles'

A special master appointed by a panel of three federal judges released three congressional map proposals on Monday that would pit two incumbents against each other and most likely result in two Democrats being elected to Congress from Alabama in 2024.

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Special master releases proposed redistricting maps placing Moore, Carl in same district

On Monday, special master Richard Allen filed newly drawn remedial redistricting maps with a panel of three federal judges.

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Secretary of State's Elections Director on redistricting: 'It is likely that there will be multiple splits with counties'

Nobody knows what Alabama’s next congressional map will look like in the next few weeks, but it will most likely feature multiple splits with counties in different congressional districts and put local election officials under a tight deadline for implementation, according to Alabama Secretary of State Director of Elections Jeff Elrod.

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‘Community of Interest’ map submitted to Special Master by House Pro-Tem Pringle

House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) told 1819 News recently he'd submitted a congressional map to the special master for his consideration. 

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House Speaker Ledbetter: Federal court redistricting ruling 'not a surprise at all' — 'A way for the Democrats to try to take over the House without a vote being cast'

Tuesday's ruling by a three-federal judge panel deeming Alabama's congressional maps insufficient in creating a second minority-majority congressional district was not a surprise to many, including State House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville).

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Alabama AG Steve Marshall plans to appeal redistricting ruling to SCOTUS

The state of Alabama announced on Tuesday they plan to soon appeal a recent Allen v. Milligan ruling handed down in federal court to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Alabama politicos split along party lines on federal court decision to block new congressional map

Alabama politicians are divided across party lines in their support of condemnation of Tuesday’s 11th Circuit Court decision to bar the state from using the recently crafted congressional map in the 2024 election.

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Federal court rules against Alabama's congressional map, directs special master to draw new map for 2024 election cycle

A federal court has ruled that Alabama may not use the recently drawn congressional map in the 2024 election and has assigned a special master and cartographer to draw a new map while the inevitable appeals from Attorney General Steve Marshall play out.

Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour, alongside Attorney General Steve Marshall Alabama News
Solicitor General LaCour: Redistricting 'does not require a magic number of majority minority districts'

According to Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour, congressional redistricting plans can comply with the Voting Rights Act without having a “magic number” of majority-minority districts.

Gary Palmer Alabama News
Palmer says SCOTUS redistricting ruling 'a very serious step backward' — It institutionalizes divisions 'with lines on a map'

Alabama will find out within the next few weeks its fate regarding a three-judge panel's review of the congressional maps created by the Alabama Legislature last month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled maps drawn in 2021 violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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State Sen. Givhan predicts 5-4 SCOTUS decision in Alabama's favor on redistricting

During an appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show" on Thursday, Givhan said he predicted an eventual 5-4 ruling for Alabama, which could keep the legislature's current congressional maps in place.

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Federal judges hear last arguments on new Alabama redistricting map

Three federal judges heard final arguments in the Allen v. Milligan redistricting case on Monday before they decide the fate of a congressional map passed by Republicans in a special session within the next couple of weeks.

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Black elected leaders claim proposed redistricting map favors white voters in Baldwin County over black voters in Mobile County

A brief filed Sunday in Alabama’s redistricting case claims the proposed congressional map takes away the power of the black vote in Mobile County and gives it to the white vote in Baldwin County.

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Federal court hearing on Alabama redistricting to begin Monday

A federal court hearing in Birmingham on Monday will decide the fate of a new congressional map for the 2024 election passed by Republicans in the state legislature in July.

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Upcoming decision on Alabama redistricting lawsuit could affect other states

The Milligan v. Allen Alabama redistricting case could have a long-lasting effect on national politics depending on how it is ultimately decided.

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Judges choose plaintiffs’ recommended cartographer in upcoming Alabama redistricting hearing

Three federal judges chose David Ely on Wednesday to be the new court-appointed map drawer in an upcoming redistricting lawsuit hearing in federal court. 

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Scope of Alabama redistricting hearing will be ‘limited,’ judges say

The scope of an upcoming federal court hearing will be limited to whether a map recently passed by Republicans in a special session complies with section two of the Voting Rights Act.

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WSJ oped: State's new congressional map ‘fairer’ and ‘more competitive’

Democrats and the media have dismissed the chances of a new congressional map passed by Republican state legislators succeeding in an upcoming hearing in federal court.

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Plaintiffs object to new Alabama congressional map in redistricting lawsuit

Plaintiffs in a redistricting lawsuit against the State of Alabama formally objected to the new congressional district map passed by state legislators recently.

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Plaintiffs in lawsuit disagree over Alabama redistricting solutions

Plaintiffs in the redistricting lawsuit against Alabama disagree on which type of congressional map a federal court should force the state to adopt for the 2024 elections if the map passed by Republicans last week in a special session is thrown out.

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D.C. watching redistricting case 'closely’ — 'If Alabama puts on a defense of simply trying to get the Court to reconsider its decision, that's going to lose'

Conservative legal experts have differing opinions about how successful the state of Alabama will be in defending the state’s new congressional map in court.

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U.S. Rep. Carl on congressional map: 'Just tell me where the lines are and let's run'

As the controversy surrounding Alabama's newly drawn congressional maps continues to linger, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) is ready to move on and prepare for the 2024 election cycle.

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Federal judges block Alabama Democratic Conference from intervening in redistricting case

Three federal judges denied a late intervention by the Alabama Democratic Conference in the redistricting lawsuit against Alabama’s congressional map on Tuesday.

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Finebaum: Alabama redistricting like ‘George Wallace in the schoolhouse door’

The special session of the Alabama Legislature on redistricting was a lot like former Gov. George Wallace’s “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” in 1963 to stop the integration of the University of Alabama, according to the SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum.

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U.S. Rep. Moore on new redistricting map: ‘It didn’t bother me’

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) was “relieved” when he saw the new congressional map passed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Legislature last week.

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Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson: Ramifications of congressional district plan still unclear as most of Covington County faces potential move to District 1

Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson told 1819 News on Monday that the ramifications for his city are not yet evident in response to the state’s new congressional district map, which moved the majority of Covington County away from its traditional place in District 2 to District 1.

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U.S. Rep. Aderholt, State Sen. Stutts endorse new congressional map — Say U.S. Rep. Sewell was against SCOTUS decision despite publicly claiming support

When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Alabama Legislature to redraw the state's congressional map to create a second majority or near-majority black congressional district, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) publicly praised the decision as a "historic victory."

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