Federal court sets May 22 hearing on new Alabama congressional map

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 16, 2026

Words: 846

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A federal court Friday set a hearing for May 22 on a motion for plaintiffs to block Alabama’s use of a 2023 congressional map the court previously declared racially discriminatory.

The court is reconsidering the map after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier lifted a permanent injunction against the map and sent the case, known as Allen v. Milligan, back to the lower court. The justices ordered the court to reconsider its ruling in light …

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