Legislative Black Caucus

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Democrats promised to hold up progress in the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday after a clash with Republicans over legislative redistricting earlier in the day. And they delivered on their promise, slowing down the calendar and holding the House in session late into the night on Tuesday. … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Preclearance could be making a return to Alabama. Three years after the US Supreme Court struck down sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that required several states, including Alabama, to receive preclearance from the Department of Justice before making changes to State voting laws, Alabama Republicans might have … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, January 20, 2017 a three judge federal court panel ruled that the state of Alabama violated the U.S. Constitution when it drew three Alabama Senate Districts and nine House Districts following the 2010 census and are barred by the court from using those districts as presently drawn in … Continued

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Several groups are suing the State of Alabama, arguing that the new legislative districts are discriminatory against black voters. The three-judge panel began hearing the case on Thursday, which is expected to last four to five days. The Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and the Alabama Association of Black County … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday afternoon the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) approved both Alabama’s House and Senate Redistricting plans.  The Co-Chairman of the Alabama Committee of Reapportionment Jim McClendon (R) from Springville told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ that, “We were pleasantly surprised” by the swift DOJ approval. Every ten years all the … Continued