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Alabama tests new limits of Voting Rights Act after Callais

Marshall’s emergency filing could reshape Alabama elections while testing how far courts will go to redefine modern Voting Rights Act protections.

May 6, 2026

The Freedom Riders at 65

Riders endured beatings, jail and a firebombed bus in 1961, then forced federal action that helped dismantle segregation in interstate travel.

May 6, 2026

House candidate, arson suspect hearing delayed until after primary election

Terrence Johnson's preliminary hearing on arson charges has now been delayed, at Johnson’s request, until after the May 19 Democratic primary.

May 6, 2026

Cory Booker joins Alabama Democrats at voting rights, redistricting town hall

At the Birmingham event, speakers cast Alabama’s redistricting fight as a test of voting rights and Democratic resolve.

May 6, 2026

Sen. Britt signs onto extension of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act

The bipartisan measure aims to preserve a post-9/11 insurance backstop, with supporters saying it helped steady markets and protect development.

May 6, 2026

Doug Jones to speak at community conversation in Birmingham

The Birmingham event will focus on voting rights, policy proposals and the governor’s race with local faith and civic leaders.

May 6, 2026

Alabama unions condemn post-ruling push to redraw voting maps

The labor leader condemned a rapid push to redraw Southern districts, warning the ruling could further weaken minority voting power and workers’ rights.

May 6, 2026

Rep. Sewell announces mobile office hours for May

Residents across Alabama’s 7th District could meet with congressional staff in May for help with Social Security, veterans’ benefits, passports and other federal services.

May 6, 2026

Filing tests Alabama’s word—and the court’s authority

Federal courts do not operate on orders alone. They rely, in part, on the credibility of the parties before them.

May 5, 2026

Alabama’s past racism is going to hurt its current efforts to do future racism

The Supreme Court's recent opinion in a Louisiana voting case requires that states governed by racists at least try to mask their racism.

May 5, 2026