Source: US News & World Report
“Alabama plans to appeal a federal judge’s order to swiftly draw new state Senate districts for next year’s legislative elections, an attorney and court filings indicated Thursday. The state will seek to stay the court’s directive to get a new map in place this fall, Deputy Attorney General James Davis told U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco during a brief status conference. A related court filing indicated the state plans to appeal. Manasco last week ruled Alabama violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the influence of [b]lack voters around Montgomery, the state capital, and blocked the state from using the current map in the 2026 elections.” (08/28/25)