Current:Home > BackFederal judges to hear input on proposed new congressional lines in Alabama-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Federal judges to hear input on proposed new congressional lines in Alabama
View Date:2024-12-23 21:15:21
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A three-judge panel was preparing to approve new congressional districts for Alabama after ruling that state lawmakers flouted their finding the state should have a second district where Black voters are the majority of the electorate or close to it.
The court will hear input Tuesday on three plans proposed by a court-appointed special master as it prepares to select a plan for use in the 2024 congressional elections. The three-judge panel is overseeing the drawing of new lines after ruling Alabama — which is 27% Black — should have more than one district with a substantial percentage of Black voters.
The three proposals under consideration all create a second district where Black voters comprise a majority of the voting age population or close to it — something state lawmakers did not do when they drew lines this summer. Richard Allen, the court-appointed special master, wrote that all three proposals follow the court’s instruction to create a second district in the state where Black voters have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.
The Alabama attorney general’s office is objecting to all three of the proposals. The plaintiffs who won the case before the U.S. Supreme Court said two of the proposals are acceptable.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week rejected Alabama’s request to stop the redrawing of the lines as the state appeals.
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Tony Hinchcliffe refuses to apologize after calling Puerto Rico 'garbage' at Trump rally
- Rhode Island Sues Oil Companies Over Climate Change, First State in Wave of Lawsuits
- Why Bling Empire's Kelly Mi Li Didn't Leave Home for a Month After Giving Birth
- Heat Wave Safety: 130 Groups Call for Protections for Farm, Construction Workers
- Too Hot to Handle’s Francesca Farago Gives Birth, Welcomes Twins With Jesse Sullivan
- Jennifer Garner Reveals Why Her Kids Prefer to Watch Dad Ben Affleck’s Movies
- Today’s Climate: August 19, 2010
- Keeping Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Could Spare Millions Pain of Dengue Fever
- Kevin Costner Shares His Honest Reaction to John Dutton's Controversial Fate on Yellowstone
- He woke up from eye surgery with a gash on his forehead. What happened?
Ranking
- Angels sign Travis d'Arnaud: Former All-Star catcher gets multiyear contract in LA
- Canadian Court Reverses Approval of Enbridge’s Major Western Pipeline
- Fossil Fuel Allies in Congress Target Meteorologists’ Climate Science Training
- Climate prize winner empowers women in India to become farmers and entrepreneurs
- Lions find way to win, Bears in tough spot: Best (and worst) from NFL Week 10
- Doctors who want to defy abortion laws say it's too risky
- When she left Ukraine, an opera singer made room for a most precious possession
- Doctors and advocates tackle a spike of abortion misinformation – in Spanish
Recommendation
-
Horoscopes Today, November 9, 2024
-
Today’s Climate: August 14-15, 2010
-
Chase Sui Wonders Shares Insight Into Very Sacred Relationship With Boyfriend Pete Davidson
-
An art exhibit on the National Mall honors health care workers who died of COVID
-
Vikings' Camryn Bynum celebrates game-winning interception with Raygun dance
-
Robert De Niro Reveals Name of His and Girlfriend Tiffany Chen's Newborn Baby Girl
-
Prospect of Chinese spy base in Cuba unsettles Washington
-
U.S. Coastal Flooding Breaks Records as Sea Level Rises, NOAA Report Shows