A federal three-judge panel has blocked Alabama from using a new congressional map in this year's midterm elections. The panel said the congressional map was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black voters, the Guardian reported.
The three-judge district court panel ordered Alabama to use a congressional map with two majority-Black districts in the upcoming midterm elections, according to CBS News. The blocked map had one majority-Black district.
The Washington Examiner reported that federal judges blocked Alabama Republicans' plan to install a new congressional map that would eliminate one of two remaining Democratic-leaning districts. The current congressional map has five Republican districts, according to the Washington Examiner.
The Guardian described the blocked map as "Republican-friendly." Alabama cannot use the new map in this year's midterm elections, the Guardian reported.
The ruling requires the state to adopt a congressional map with two majority-Black districts for the upcoming elections. The court's finding that the map was drawn with discriminatory intent against Black voters led to the decision to block its implementation.
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