Alabama congressional redistricting case heads back to federal court

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 600

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The battle over Alabama’s congressional district lines will go to federal court Friday, before the judges who ruled a 2023 map unconstitutional but after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais weakening the Voting Rights Act.

The three-judge panel will consider a request from plaintiffs in Allen v. Milligan, the case challenging the congressional maps, and two other related cases. If granted, the preliminary injunction would prevent the state from reverting …

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