Law Dork has been covering this case, most extensively in a Q&A with Abha Khanna, one of the lawyers who successfully argued the Voting Rights Act case at #SCOTUS last term. https://www.lawdork.com/p/law-dork-qa-with-abha-khanna
Although Alabama has tried to push back on the lower court’s efforts, #SCOTUS last month rejected the state’s request to stop the lower court from proceeding with its mapmaking. https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-rejects-alabama-congressional-map-stay
A note/reminder that Alabama — i.e., Alabama taxpayers, ultimately — will be paying for this additional mapmaking that its refusal to follow the law necessitated: https://cdn.masto.host/journahost/media_attachments/files/111/183/531/779/788/408/original/b1b9d3dde796172a.png
Here is my report on today’s Alabama news: https://www.lawdork.com/p/alabama-new-congressional-map-order
@0bdc49eb so in Nov 2024 when they still use the old maps, then what?
@3c95b752 the story says … they’re not.