Judges Panel Blocks Pro-GOP Redistricted Alabama Map
A federal panel of judges has blocked Alabama from implementing a redrawn congressional map that favored Republicans. The court has ordered the state to continue using the previously approved districts from the 2024 elections while the redistricting case is ongoing. This decision raises questions about compliance with Supreme Court rulings and the Voting Rights Act.
- ▪A three-judge federal panel has temporarily blocked Alabama from using a newly proposed congressional map.
- ▪The court ordered Alabama to use court-approved districts from the 2024 elections for the 2026 elections.
- ▪The panel claimed that not using the race-based map was discriminatory, which contradicts Supreme Court rulings.
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Judges Panel Blocks Pro-GOP Redistricted Alabama Map Catherine Salgado | 12:19 PM on May 26, 2026 Quince Media, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A federal panel of judges has declared Alabama cannot move forward with its redrawn map that would be more favorable to Republicans and compliant with a U.S. Supreme Court decision against racist gerrymandering. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Fox News posted on X Tuesday morning, “BREAKING: A three-judge federal panel is temporarily blocking Alabama from using a newly proposed congressional map that Republicans hope would improve their chances in a key U.S.
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