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If granted, Alabama would become the only state since 2013 to have its congressional redistricting process approved by the ...
A central point of discussion was whether a clause in the 1965 Voting Rights Act could be used to address ongoing concerns about state political gerrymandering.
Alabama's most recent congressional map proposal went before a three-judge court on Monday to see if it fixes probably violations of the Voting Rights Act. The new map, approved by the Legislature ...
For 11 straight years, the National Arbor Day Foundation has recognized UAB as a Tree Campus USA. The recognition is for ...
Alabama’s geographic center sparks debate as Clanton, Chilton Co. and Montevallo claim the title, while USGS says the true ...
The map, dubbed the “Community of Interest” map, has one majority Black voting age population at 51.55% in the 7th congressional district, taking in Birmingham and most of the western Black ...
Alabama's congressional district map that was used for the 2022 elections, left, was found by the U.S. Supreme Court to likely violate the Voting Rights Act by diluting the influence of Black voters.
The Birmingham court said the map would need to be redrawn, but the Supreme Court intervened and said a new map could not be put in place so close to the primary races ahead of the 2022 election.
Tens of thousands are expected across the country at "Good Trouble" demonstrations honoring civil rights icon John Lewis and ...
Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map that increased the number of Black voters in one of the state's districts, but Democrats said the plan defied a ...