A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters. The decision was not a surprise because the panel ruled against the state twice previously and put a new map in place for last year’s elections.
The judges said that the map drawn by the Alabama Legislature in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act, just like the one previously drawn by the state.
“The long and short of it is that the 2023 Plan unlawfully dilutes Black voting strength by consigning it to one majority-Black district,” the judges wrote, adding that Alabama should have a second district with a substantial percentage of Black voters.
So they did this, damage was done. 2 years later they will be forced to redraw, they will with same bias, benefit from diluted representation, then in 2 years get called out on it again. Rinse and repeat.
The courts should draw these district boundaries, not those people whose political career depend on it
People have advanced from not reading the article to not reading the excerpt in the post. Quite impressive really.
The courts need to dictate real fucking consequences for real people and organizations.