Jay Town: Alabama could get new congressional map in 2026

Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town thinks a new ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals could result in another change to Alabama’s congressional map by 2026. The federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday declaring that only the U.S. government can sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case that forced Alabama redistricting was originally brought by three legal groups who filed lawsuits challenging the plan, arguing it violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Town said if this latest case eventually makes it to the U.S. Supreme Court, and if those justices side with the