Flurry of activity comes as U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act in April to outlaw racial gerrymandering.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The hastily drawn map abolishes the state’s last Democratic district by splitting the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for Alabama Republicans to pursue a congressional voting map more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections, the latest fallout ...

State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act. By Abbie ...

Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found ...