Voting Rights Act

Alabama will have to move quickly to comply with a court order to draw congressional districts for the 2024 elections. Judges indicated Friday that they will give legislators until July 21 to adopt a new map.

SCOTUS justices found that Alabama legislatures denied African American residents a fair chance of electing a representative. The high court then ordered the creation of a second majority Black district in the Yellowhammer State.

The Selma City Council is declaring March 15th to be "F.D. Reese Day" in the community. Frederick Douglas Reese was 88 when he died in 2018. He had been…

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court is rejecting claims that an Alabama law which requires voters to show government-issued photo identification at the…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department is defending Alabama’s requirement to have witnesses sign an absentee ballot. The Justice Department filed…

As Alabama’s junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions prepares for confirmation hearings next week to become the country’s next Attorney General, the National…

A civil rights group challenges Alabama's practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote. Officials with the NAACP’s Alabama Chapter say the…

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s effort to have his ethics charges dismissed has been thrown out by a federal judge.Yesterday afternoon, U.S. District…

A Senate committee is debating a proposal to have Alabama join multi-state lottery games like Mega-Millions and Powerball.The bill sponsored by Republican…

The fight over political redistricting in Alabama is headed back to federal court.A three-judge panel will hear arguments later today in Montgomery over…