The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s liberals, including new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, strongly defended the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, arguing that Alabama should be required to draw election maps that give Black voters a chance at equal representation.

In Merrill v Milligan, the court will decide whether Alabama’s new congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative wing considered limiting the creation of majority-Black voting districts, even amid forceful pushback from new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama wants a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor's damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions

Smart and Tatum have evidently been helping the Alabama guard with his transition to the NBA.

Potential ruling on Voting Rights Act could “obliterate” many majority-minority congressional districts, one attorney said.

The ruling will also carry implications for how other states draw their congressional maps.

The law is once again on the chopping block ­— this time on the question of how state legislatures may draw congressional district lines when the state's voters are racially polarized.

The court has another term that could be just as contentious as its last.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama that could further weaken a federal law meant to prevent racial discrimination in elections.

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 45  —  Susan DuBose (R) and Kari Whitaker (L) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for…