Shomari Figures says he expects courts to maintain congressional redistricting injunction

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 1,003

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, said at a Montgomery town hall Thursday evening that he did not expect the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction barring Alabama from changing district lines before 2030.

Speaking to about 100 people at an event focused on the Legislature’s special session this week, Figures — who represents the 2nd Congressional District in south Alabama, the most likely target of Republican redistricting efforts — noted the U.S. Supreme Court’s …

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