Federal judge denies Alabama’s motion to vacate state Senate map

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 500

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A federal judge Monday denied the state’s request to revert to Alabama’s 2021 state Senate map, citing a lack of jurisdiction.

Responding to an emergency motion from Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, who sought to reverse the order after the U.S. Supreme Court significantly weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco wrote that she had to “preserve the status quo” after Allen …

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