The Supreme Court Tells Alabama to Pound Sand

The state, undeterred, then sought relief from the Supreme Court, perhaps thinking Kavanaugh would swing to the other side this time. Its brief cited the justice’s concurring opinion 10 times, including for its proposition that drawing a second majority-Black district Continue reading The Supreme Court Tells Alabama to Pound Sand

Supreme Court Delivers Knockout Blow to Alabama GOP in One-Sentence Ruling

The Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped down Alabama Republicans’ latest attempt to use a congressional district map that only includes one majority-Black district, delivering a major blow in just one sentence. This is the Supreme Court’s second such ruling in Continue reading Supreme Court Delivers Knockout Blow to Alabama GOP in One-Sentence Ruling

How Alabama Plans to Beat the Supreme Court at Its Own Game

“Following the U.S. Supreme Court order, I called the Alabama Legislature into a special session to readdress our congressional map,” Governor Kay Ivey said after signing the new maps into law in July. “The Legislature knows our state, our people, Continue reading How Alabama Plans to Beat the Supreme Court at Its Own Game

Court Throws Out Alabama GOP’s Racist Congressional Map, Orders New Black Seat

A federal court on Tuesday struck down Alabama Republicans’ latest discriminatory congressional map and assigned a special master to ensure the state actually complies with the Voting Rights Act this time around. The state was ordered to create a second Continue reading Court Throws Out Alabama GOP’s Racist Congressional Map, Orders New Black Seat

Alabama Judges Use Abortion Ban Logic to Block Care for Trans Minors

A trio of appeals court judges on Monday allowed Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect—and they justified the ruling by citing the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Alabama passed a law in April Continue reading Alabama Judges Use Abortion Ban Logic to Block Care for Trans Minors

Take That, Tuberville: Biden Rejects Plan to Move Space Command to Alabama

President Joe Biden will keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, instead of moving it to Alabama as his predecessor wanted, a move many fear will aggravate ongoing political debate. Days before he left office, Donald Trump announced that Continue reading Take That, Tuberville: Biden Rejects Plan to Move Space Command to Alabama