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CHICAGO (AP) — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments. It also has turned the spotlight on the importance of institutions that are poised to play a central in this year’s […]
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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a […]
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Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama
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Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled recently that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the voting power of Black residents. But those cases are just two of about a dozen that could carry big consequences as Republicans campaign to hold onto their slim majority in […]
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Federal judge rules Georgia’s district lines violated Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn | #elections | #alabama
Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner and ordered state lawmakers to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also said the state must draw two new Black-majority districts […]
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What the Alabama congressional map fight could mean for 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
What the Alabama congressional map fight could mean for 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court has rejected Alabama’s Republican-drawn legislative district map — meaning it will need to be redrawn for the third time this year. Richard Briffault, law professor at Columbia University, joins CBS News to unpack the ruling. Be […]
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Federal court rejects Alabama’s congressional map, will draw new districts to boost Black voting power | #elections | #alabama
Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. The three-judge panel blocked use of the state’s newly drawn congressional map in next year’s elections, finding the redistricting […]
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Alabama lawmakers are divided on eve of major redistricting deadline impacting Black voters | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — On the eve of a court deadline, Alabama lawmakers are still divided Thursday over the map designating new congressional districts and sparred over what constitutes an “opportunity” district that the state was ordered to create for Black voters. Republican-controlled committees in the House of Representatives and Senate continue to advance separate […]
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Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the early Republican race as the other candidates look for an opening to take them on. President Joe Biden faces a couple of Democratic challengers […]
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Voting rights groups urge court to reject Alabama’s new congressional map | #elections | #alabama
Civil rights groups are fighting Alabama’s redrawn congressional districts, arguing that state Republicans did not follow federal court orders to create a district fair to Black voters. The plaintiffs in the high-profile redistricting case filed a written objection Friday to oppose Alabama’s new redistricting plan. They accused state Republicans of flouting a judicial mandate to […]
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Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama’s redrawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court orders to create a district that is fair to Black voters. Plaintiffs in the high-profile redistricting case filed a written objection Friday to oppose Alabama’s new redistricting plan. They accused […]
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