Alabama moves to implement 2023 congressional map as legal battle continues in courts

By: Anna Barrett, Ralph Chapoco, Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 1,689

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Alabama Republican officials moved swiftly Tuesday to implement an order from the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the use of a 2023 congressional map as plaintiffs who challenged those maps as violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act sought to restore an injunction against them.

Following the Supreme Court’s order, which instructed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of last month’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which significantly weakened …

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