Allen v. Milligan

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Federal court tells Alabama redistricting fight now belongs to Supreme Court

Three-judge panel rejects Wes Allen’s emergency request, saying only the Supreme Court can decide Alabama’s congressional map dispute now.

May 8, 2026

Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition

Lawmakers advanced the measure following a tense public hearing where attendees pinned the measure as an attempt to disenfranchise Black voters.

May 8, 2026

Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!

They wouldn’t be trying so hard to take your voting power away unless they were scared to death you were going to use it.

May 8, 2026

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

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

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

AG, secretary of state seek quick appeal in state Senate redistricting fight

State officials asked a federal court to act by week’s end, as Alabama seeks to restore a struck-down state Senate map before upcoming primaries.

May 5, 2026

The Supreme Court’s redistricting rulings are beginning to collide

Alabama’s latest filings expose growing tension between Voting Rights Act protections and limits on race-conscious redistricting principles.

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

AG Marshall asks Supreme Court to revisit congressional map ruling

Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift injunctions on congressional map, citing new ruling and seeking expedited review.

May 1, 2026