Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court ruling the map intentionally discriminates against Black people WASHINGTON — Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, … Read more
Washington — Alabama Republicans asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow the state to use a congressional map, crafted in 2023, that would give the GOP an edge in the midterm elections, after a district court found that the redistricting plan was racially discriminatory. State officials asked the high court for emergency relief on … Read more
Former congressman Colin Allred is the Democratic nominee who will represent Texas’s 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County after a primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday, CBS News projects. The two were bound for a runoff after the results of the March 3 primary, in which neither candidate secured more than … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for voting rights and racial justice, to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. In a letter sent to more than 250 companies, members … Read more
Former congressman Colin Allred is the Democratic nominee who will represent Texas’s 33rd Congressional District in Dallas County after a primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday, CBS News projects. The two were bound for a runoff after the results of the March 3 primary, in which neither candidate secured more than … Read more
As early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina’s primaries, the state Senate rejected a Republican plan to cancel those congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed to help the GOP oust a longtime Democrat. Some senators said it was simply too late to make a change. “South Carolina citizens … Read more
Federal judges block Alabama’s congressional map previously found unconstitutional – CBS News Watch CBS News A panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama Republicans’ attempt to use a 2023 congressional map previously ruled unconstitutional, citing “race-based discrimination.” CBS News’ Katrina Kaufman has more. Source link
Republicans had hoped the new map would help the GOP flip a key congressional seat. Source link
A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama from going into effect, writing that the district lines “intentionally discriminated based on race in violation of the Constitution.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “We cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians … Read more
Washington — A federal district court on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama from using a congressional map adopted by state lawmakers in 2023, finding that the plan, which includes one majority-Black district, is racially discriminatory. The panel of three judges instead ordered Alabama to continue using a court-selected map that includes two majority-Black districts. Those congressional … Read more