Federal judges issue final map to Alabama

A federal court has picked a new congressional map to go into effect for the 2024 elections.  A three-judge panel made their selection from maps proposed by an appointed Special Master after ruling last month that the maps authorized by the Alabama Legislature did not meet the standards of the Voting Rights Act.  With an initial mandate by the U.S. Supreme Court to create two majority Black congressional districts “or something close to it” – the final compositions decided on by the court today yield a 48.7% Black voting age population in the Second Congressional District and 51.9% in the Seve