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Supreme Court reshapes Alabama redistricting battle again

The Supreme Court vacated Alabama’s lower court redistricting ruling, signaling major shifts in voting rights and constitutional law nationwide.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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