Federal judges assigned experts to redraw Alabama's congressional maps after Republicans defied federal court rulings instructing them to bolster Black voter power.
The three-judge panel expressed concerns about Alabama's judicial defiance inon Tuesday."We do not take lightly federal intrusion into a process ordinarily reserved for the State Legislature," the judges wrote."But we have now said twice that this Voting Rights Act case is not close. And we are deeply troubled that the State enacted a map that the State readily admits does not provide the remedy we said federal law requires.
The judges assigned a special master and cartographer to redraw the map ahead of the 2024 elections that"complies with the Voting Rights Act," according to the order.The court’s ruling could have major implications on the 2024 congressional races and the balance of power in the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a slim, five-vote majority. And Republicans at the federal level seem well aware of this.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville — contacted Republican legislators in Alabama as they were in the process of drawing this latest, unlawful map. Alabama’s Republican House speaker told NBC News that McCarthy was concerned about maintaining his House majority. Tuesday’s court ruling proves those concerns are well-founded. The creation of a new congressional district powered by Black voters in Alabama could make his job much tougher as House majority leader if it doesn’t strip the job from him entirely.
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