Alabama's new congressional map, which will feature a second district where either a majority or large plurality of voters are Black, will soon be implemented.
A federal judge on Tuesday said the court will soon adopt new congressional boundaries for Alabama after its previous map, ruled a racial gerrymander, was overturned.
U.S. District Judge Stanley Marcus, noting a ruling will be issued"shortly," said the three-judge panel is aware of the time constraints posed by elections next year when the state's seven U.S. House seats will be on the ballot. The court could rule as early as this week. "There have never been two Black congressional districts and two Blackelected from Alabama. So our hope is that this remedial plan will finally provide the representation that our clients are entitled to," Ross said.
The attorneys said their clients preferred one of the plans, which was also the only one to create a second majority-Black district, but both were acceptable. They objected to another they said did not provide an adequate opportunity for Black candidates. Ross said an analysis showed that four of five Black candidates, who ran statewide in the last election, would have lost in that district.
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