Jacob Holmes

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Courts

Voting rights groups seek emergency relief as Ivey sets special elections

Plaintiffs asked a federal court to keep Alabama’s court-drawn map in place, warning the state’s move sowed chaos.

May 13, 2026

Political leaders react to Supreme Court allowing Alabama to use maps it had blocked

The ruling drew divided reactions, with Republicans cheering states’ rights and Democrats warning of confusion and diluted Black voting power.

May 12, 2026

ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills

The bills already face challenges in federal court as a federal court denied the state's motion to lift its injunction.

May 11, 2026

House advances bill to provide special elections in case court allows old Congressional maps

Democrats warned the proposal defied a federal injunction and revived maps ruled discriminatory.

May 7, 2026

Pringle defends bill at hostile committee hearing

Lawmakers and residents blasted a proposal that could revive court-rejected congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.

May 6, 2026

Protestors rally as special session begins with eye on new maps

As lawmakers opened a special session on election maps, protesters rallied outside, denouncing a plan to revive court-blocked districts.

May 5, 2026

Young woman with abortion pill and glass of water, top view

Abortion now inaccessible in Alabama after Supreme Court ruling

A court order blocked mailed mifepristone, leaving many women with one remaining option: crossing state lines for care.

May 4, 2026

Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps

Voting rights groups condemned Kay Ivey’s move as a bid to reopen Alabama’s redistricting fight and potentially weaken Black voters’ political influence.

May 4, 2026

Alabama mayors urge voters to expand Aniah’s Law

Alabama’s largest-city mayors urged support for a ballot measure that would let judges deny bond in more violent crime cases.

April 30, 2026

Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center

Interactive displays retrace Emmett Till’s killing and his mother’s activism that helped galvanize the modern civil rights movement.

April 28, 2026