Alabama Legislature’s special session draws protests in Montgomery, Birmingham

By: Andrea Tinker, Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As Alabama legislators Monday convened for a special session on potential redistricting, at least 400 people turned out for a protest at Alabama State House, calling the session unconstitutional and demanding the state’s current maps be preserved.

Another event in Birmingham, which drew U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham; U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democratic candidate for governor, drew about 150 people.

Lawmakers in the session …

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