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Judge panel tosses out Alabama congressional map again

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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.

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Alabama elections map appealed to the US Supreme Court over claims of ‘racial gerrymandering’

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A federal district court on Monday denied the Alabama Secretary of State’s emergency motion to allow Alabama to hold elections with congressional maps which have been called “racially gerrymandered.” In denying the emergency motion, the three judge panel found “there is no emergency.” ” Allen v. .”

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Supreme Court reinstates Alabama congressional district map

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The US Supreme Court reinstated Alabama’s new congressional map Monday, which had previously been blocked by a lower court for violating § 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). In a press release, the ACLU of Alabama expressed disappointment over the decision but also noted that the litigation would continue.

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“No Immunity for Alabama Cop Who Tased Girl in Throes of Seizure; Five years deep into litigation, the 11th Circuit rejected an officer’s move to shield himself from liability for using his taser on an incapacitated 17-year-old”

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“No Immunity for Alabama Cop Who Tased Girl in Throes of Seizure; Five years deep into litigation, the 11th Circuit rejected an officer’s move to shield himself from liability for using his taser on an incapacitated 17-year-old”: Izzy Kapnick of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that the U.S.

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Georgia Republican leadership announces new redistricting map amid ongoing litigation

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Tennessee , North Dakota , Louisiana , Alabama and South Carolina have all faced legal challenges to proposed maps based on racial gerrymandering. The post Georgia Republican leadership announces new redistricting map amid ongoing litigation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Child Endured Abuse at Alabama Sequel Facility, Lawsuit Says

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Alabama father brings lawsuit against Sequel facility alleging staff abused his son.

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Judge called staffer a ‘heifer’ and a judge an ‘Uncle Tom,’ according to order removing her from bench

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A Birmingham, Alabama, domestic relations judge has been removed from the bench based on findings that she used Facebook aliases to communicate with litigants and…