Alabama Court Rules Litigating 
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
A US District Court Northern District of Alabama three judge panel Tuesday tossed out the Alabama legislature’s proposed congressional map, holding that the current map is still racially gerrymandered and likely violates Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. The case, Allen v.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 24, 2025
Several of the courts conservative justices expressed skepticism about the map and about whether the 2022 ruling on which Louisiana relied to justify the creation of a second majority-Black district in the state was actually correct, but it was unclear whether those concerns would be enough to uphold the lower courts ruling.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Earlier in the litigation, the court ruled that the gerrymandering claim was “justiciable” under the New Mexico Constitution. Justiciability refers to the ability of a court to hear an issue. This is not the only gerrymandering litigation in the US that has arisen before upcoming election cycles.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 7, 2022
Gore , the 2000 case that halted the recount in Florida in the presidential election, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote a concurring opinion (joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas) in which he explained that, in his view, the state court’s recount conflicted with the deadlines set by the state legislature for the election.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
On Friday, the justices agreed to decide whether the Nollan / Dolan test applies to a California man’s challenge to a development fee, or whether – as a California appeals court ruled – the fee is instead immune from such review because it was authorized by legislation. A federal appeals court ruled that Fikre’s case was not moot.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 21, 2021
Sullivan, sued for defamation and won under Alabama law. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. These are extremely rare rulings and, in my view, the use the defense in this case was a mistake. seven times.
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2024
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Wednesday night shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability, moments after it was passed by the legislature. The legislative effort to protect IVF providers from litigation followed criticism resulting from the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling.
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