Alabama Democrats likely to flip seat under court-approved congressional map | #elections | #alabama
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) speaks during a press conference to urge Democrats to pass a law protecting voting rights during Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at Union Station in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 5 (Reuters) – A federal court on Thursday ordered Alabama to implement a […]
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US House: Court fights could tip control in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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Nov 14 (Reuters) – Legal battles over redistricting could lead to new congressional maps in nearly a dozen U.S. states for the 2024 election, potentially flipping control of the U.S. House of Representatives, which currently has a 221-213 Republican majority. The two parties are fighting over maps that were redrawn after the 2020 U.S. Census. […]
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US judge orders new congressional map in Georgia, citing harm to Black voters | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A voter casts his ballot for midterm elections at a polling station in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 26 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia lawmakers to draw a new congressional map for the 2024 election, ruling that the current Republican-backed plan illegally diluted […]
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US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by a lower court for moving 30,000 […]
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Alabama lawmakers place another bet on U.S. Supreme Court partisanship in voting map appeal | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sept 8 (Reuters) – Alabama Republicans were at it again on Monday, when they asked the U.S. Supreme Court to change a voting rights law after the justices rejected identical arguments just three months ago, and despite defying the court’s order to comply with laws against racist voter suppression. The state on Sept. 11 filed […]
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Alabama asks US Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking Republican-drawn voting map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Alabama officials on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt a lower court’s ruling that rejected a Republican-crafted electoral map for diminishing the clout of Black voters, escalating a legal […]
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Alabama to ask US Supreme Court to keep Republican-drawn electoral map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sept 5 (Reuters) – Alabama’s Republican-backed congressional map illegally dilutes Black residents’ voting power and must be redrawn, a panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday, a decision that the state said it would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. That appeal plan escalated the stakes of a judicial decision that boosted Democratic chances […]
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Trump’s threatening post flagged by U.S. prosecutors to judge | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court filing on Friday, arguing that it suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government. On his Truth Social site on Friday, the former president wrote, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, […]
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Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Brewing battles over redistricting from New York to Utah may result in new congressional maps for at least half a dozen states before the 2024 election, with control of the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives in the balance. The 2022 election – in which Republicans captured a slim […]
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Alabama’s redrawn voting map could put Supreme Court to the test, again | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court could be facing a moment of truth as to whether it is viewed as a neutral check on political power or a partisan institution that mostly enables conservative policies. Last Friday, Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a new congressional district map that appears to openly defy an order issued by […]
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