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Federal Panel Orders Alabama to Use Court Map for 2026 Midterms
A three-judge federal panel ruled Tuesday that Alabama must continue using a court-drawn congressional map for the November midterms. The decision follows the Supreme Court's April 2026 Voting Rights Act ruling.
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A three-judge federal panel on Tuesday blocked Alabama from using a 2023 congressional map and ordered the state to keep the court-drawn map for the November midterms. The panel said the 2023 map was created to distribute Black voters across districts to dilute their votes. "
Next steps Alabama can still appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The panel consists of Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, and District Judges Anna Manasco and Terry Moorer, both appointed by President Donald Trump.
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