A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.

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 court-ordered map, used in the 2024 elections, resulted in Alabama electing two Black representatives to Congress for the first time in history.

Alabama Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile reacted to the stunning first election of a U.S.-born pope by highlighting traits the new Pope Leo XIV brings as the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

A federal court ruling in Alabama could mean another new congressional map for the state, as a panel of federal judges found the version the state drew in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act because it diluted the political voice of Black voters.

As we are currently not ranked 50th in every significant area measured, his election should guarantee that we achieve this downward goal.

Gov. Kay Ivey announces special election dates for Alabama House District 12 after Rep. Corey Harbison resigns.

The Alabama Republican Party has announced the opening of candidate qualifying for the upcoming special election in State House District 12. Qualifying will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, and will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

The three-judge panel said it would consider a motion from plaintiffs to subject future congressional districting in Alabama to preclearance.