"Proposed House Maps in Alabama Redistricting Case Aim to Ensure Voting Rights for Black Voters"

A special master in the Alabama redistricting case has proposed three House maps to boost the Black voting-age population in a reconfigured congressional district. The maps, submitted to a three-judge panel, aim to create a second congressional district in southeastern Alabama with a Black voting-age population ranging from 48.5% to 50.1%. Currently, only one of Alabama's seven congressional districts is majority Black, and a second Black-majority district could potentially impact control of the US House of Representatives. The redistricting fight has garnered national attention, with Alabama officials attempting to overturn the lower court's decision.