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Alabama Unbowed in Battling Black Voting

Mark Hedin -
Alabama's GOP-dominated legislature and governor are defying a SCOTUS ruling ordering the state to draw voting maps that are fairer to Black voters.
Redistricting

There is Power in Representation

Peter White -
Alabama's redistricting maps were unconstitutional, suppressing the power of the Black vote, ruled the Supreme Court in a surprise decision.

In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory for Alabama Voters

Peter Schurmann -
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of Black voters in Alabama who argued the state's congressional maps denied them equal representation.
Rights

In Southern States, New Voter Suppression Tactics Pose as Anti-Fraud ‘Integrity’ Measures

Mark Hedin -
Voting rights experts from across the country met to discuss a new wave of voter suppression laws targeting voters across much of the U.S. South.
Rights

Gerrymandered Maps Driving Electoral Process Over the Cliff

Peter White -
Unfair election maps are bound to produce unfair results in the upcoming midterm elections with long-lasting negative impacts throughout the South.
Rights

Lawsuits Challenge Second Class Citizenship Status in Southern States

Khalil Abdullah -
A quartet of human rights and community advocates from Alabama and Louisiana met recently to reflect on the challenges to achieving equity and fairness.  
Redistricting

Lawsuits Hope to Extinguish Racist Gerrymandering in Multiple States

Mark Hedin -
Voting rights advocates have brought an array of lawsuits in states across the country to stop what they say is an attempt to "rig democracy."
Rights

Supreme Court’s Stay Delivers Gut Punch to Fair Redistricting in Alabama

Khalil Abdullah -
SCOTUS delivered a major blow to voting rights advocates when it stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering Alabama to redraw its legislative districts.
Redistricting
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In Southern States, Redistricting Maps Lock Out Communities of Color

Jenny Manrique -
Despite strong advocacy, congressional and legislative redistricting continue to leave minorities unrepresented. Litigation is expected before the 2022 primaries.
Redistricting
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From Disappointments to Lawsuits over Alabama’s New Redistricting Maps

Khalil Abdullah -
Even though Alabama has a Black voting age population of 25.9 percent, only one of the seven congressional districts affords African Americans the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. 
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