Federal judges on May 26 issued an order temporarily blocking Alabama’s plan to implement a new congressional map that could help Republicans in the November elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.
A three-judge panel on a federal district court ordered the state to continue using court-ordered districts from a 2024 map. The state could appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Attorneys for black voters had argued that the new map discriminated against black voters.
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Federal Court Blocks Alabama Plan for New Congressional Districts That Could Help Republicans
