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Alabama Arise slams GOP-led redistricting effort following Special Legislative Session

The group said lawmakers revived maps once ruled discriminatory, risking Black voting power and sowing confusion just days before Alabama’s primary.

May 12, 2026

Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment

Speaker says remarks were misconstrued during discussion of Alabama’s congressional map litigation now moving toward Supreme Court review.

May 11, 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

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

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

Lawmakers clash over redistricting, election timing in committee

A heated hearing exposed sharp disagreements over voting rights, legal uncertainty and whether Alabama should prepare now for court-ordered election upheaval.

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

Plaintiffs seek emergency hearing over Alabama special session in redistricting case

The request followed Governor Kay Ivey’s special-session call, raising fresh questions about Alabama’s compliance with a court-drawn congressional map.

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

Jim Zeigler drops out of PSC debate over League of Women Voters redistricting stance

Jim Zeigler withdrew from a League of Women Voters forum after the group criticized Alabama’s redistricting push and defended Black representation.

May 5, 2026