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In a sweeping rebuke of racial gerrymandering, a federal court has struck down Alabama\u2019s 2023 congressional map, ruling that it was enacted with \u201cintentional racial discrimination\u201d and violates both the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution. The decision clears the way for continued use of a court-ordered map that, for the first time in state history, enabled two Black lawmakers to win seats in Congress.<\/p>\n
The ruling follows a full trial in Milligan v. Allen<\/em>, where judges concluded that Alabama lawmakers not only failed to correct the unlawful dilution of Black voting strength, but deliberately defied court orders to do so. The court found that the Legislature\u2019s actions amounted to \u201ca strategic attempt to checkmate the injunction that ordered it.\u201d<\/p>\nHistoric Breakthrough in Representation<\/h2>\n
The remedial map adopted for the 2024 cycle \u2014 drawn by a special master appointed by the court \u2014 culminated in a historic breakthrough: Alabama voters elected two Black representatives to Congress for the first time ever. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL-7, was re-elected, and U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-AL-2, won his seat in a newly redrawn district designed to comply with the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis win is a testament to the dedication and persistence of many generations of Black Alabamians who pursued political equality at great cost,\u201d the plaintiffs said in a joint statement, emphasizing that \u201cwe know that all Alabamians will benefit from today\u2019s victory, just as we have benefited from the work of others.\u201d<\/p>\n
The case was first filed in 2021, on behalf of Evan Milligan, Khadidah Stone, Shalela Dowdy, Letetia Jackson, Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP. The plaintiffs were represented by the Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, ACLU of Alabama, and the Birmingham-based firm Wiggins, Childs, Pantazis, Fisher and Goldfarb.<\/p>\n
U.S Rep. Terri Sewell offered her own insight on the federal district court\u2019s ruling, saying, \u201cIn yet another victory for fair representation, a federal court has once again ruled unequivocally that the State of Alabama\u2019s 2023 congressional map illegally dilutes the power of African American voters. Despite the state\u2019s years-long legal battle to undo our progress, this ruling ensures that Black voters in Alabama will continue to have not one but two congressional districts where we can elect a candidate of our choice. <\/span>Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is indeed alive and enforceable!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nRep. Shomari C. Figures, D-AL-02, said the ruling reinforces the importance of equitable representation for Black voters. \u201cThe court ruled that the congressional districts in the state of Alabama were drawn in a way that did not allow Black people to have fair representation. The U.S. Supreme Court has already agreed once with the earlier ruling in this case, and it is my hope that this ruling puts the issue to rest because fair representation is central to the foundation of our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nCourt Unmoved by Alabama\u2019s \u201cDefiance\u201d<\/h2>\n
In its 600-page opinion, the three-judge panel concluded that the 2023 map, like its 2021 predecessor, unlawfully diluted Black voting strength by confining Black voters to a single majority-Black district despite clear evidence that two opportunity districts were both necessary and achievable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot understand the 2023 Plan as anything other than an intentional effort to dilute Black Alabamians\u2019 voting strength and evade the unambiguous requirements of court orders standing in the way,\u201d the judges wrote. They found that Alabama\u2019s Black population is \u201csufficiently numerous and geographically compact\u201d to form two such districts, and that voting in the state remains \u201cintensely racially polarized.\u201d<\/p>\n
The court cited trial testimony in which the state\u2019s own legal team admitted that the Legislature \u201cmay have been hoping\u201d to force another Supreme Court review by refusing to comply. The judges rejected this maneuver, writing that \u201cif this record is insufficient to rebut the strong presumption of legislative good faith, then we doubt that the presumption is ever rebuttable.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Legacy of Resistance \u2014 and a New Chapter<\/h2>\n
Deuel Ross, deputy director of litigation at LDF, stated that Alabama\u2019s \u201cunprecedented defiance of the Supreme Court and the lower court orders harkens back to the darkest days of American history.\u201d He called the ruling \u201ca reaffirmation of the rule of law and the importance of protecting the fundamental right to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laurel Hattix, senior attorney at the ACLU of Alabama, said the decision was \u201can overdue acknowledgment of Alabama lawmakers\u2019 persistent attempts to shut out Black voters from the electoral process,\u201d and added, \u201cfor decades, Black Alabamians have organized and fought for not just their voting rights, but the voting rights of all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davin Rosborough, deputy director of the ACLU\u2019s Voting Rights Project, underscored the broader implications: \u201cThe court has once again recognized that in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act, it is essential that Alabama\u2019s congressional map have two opportunity districts for Black voters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Preclearance Request and What Comes Next<\/h2>\n
The court permanently enjoined Secretary of State Wes Allen from using the invalidated 2023 map in future elections and ordered continued use of the remedial map through the remainder of the decade. A status conference is scheduled for May 28, 2025, to determine next steps.<\/p>\n
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Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe plaintiffs have also requested that Alabama be placed back under federal \u201cpreclearance,\u201d a provision of the Voting Rights Act that would require the state to obtain federal approval before implementing any new congressional map \u2014 a safeguard typically reserved for jurisdictions with a history of repeated violations.<\/p>\n
In its concluding remarks, the court warned that Alabama\u2019s actions \u201cfly in the face\u201d of its own claim that it no longer needs federal oversight, writing: \u201cWe are troubled by the State\u2019s view that even if we enter judgment for the Plaintiffs after a full trial, the State remains free to make the same checkmate move yet again \u2014 and again, and again, and again.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the case now enters a new phase, the ruling stands as one of the most forceful judicial rebukes of racial discrimination in redistricting in recent memory \u2014 and a landmark moment for the future of representation in Alabama.<\/p>\n
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