That same panel ruled in 2021 that Alabama’s congressional map violated ... appeals court. In Mississippi, lawsuits alleging that Black voting strength is diluted in the state’s legislative ...

Late last month, the state of Alabama again tried to escalate ... Under the new map, District 2 will stretch westward to the Mississippi border, taking in the capital city of Montgomery, western ...

Special Master Richard Allen delivered three federal-court-ordered Alabama ... map raised District 2′s Black population from 30 percent to 40 percent, but the judges said that wouldn’t fly ...