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Milligan, which ordered Alabama to create a second black opportunity district. Following this, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama appointed a special master to create new maps for the state, which resulted in the 2nd joining the 7th as the state's two opportunity districts. [ 4 ]
Jul 22, 2023 · Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.
Oct 5, 2023 · Alabama voters will vote in the 2024 elections using a map that includes a second district designed to empower the state's Black voters, a federal court ruled on Thursday
Oct 5, 2023 · The two Black seats are Alabama's 2nd and 7th congressional districts. Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, which is represented by Rep. Barry Moore, a Republican who won the seat by 40 ...
Oct 5, 2023 · 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 ...
Alabama Republicans rejected calls to draw a second majority-Black congressional district, instead creating a map that Democrats say completely ignores a recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Oct 6, 2023 · FILE - Alabama Attorney General, Steve Marshall speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capital, Jan. 16, 2023 in Montgomery, Ala. Federal judges on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, selected new congressional lines for Alabama to give the Deep South state a second district where Black voters comprise a substantial portion of the electorate.
