Steve Marshall Asks Appeals Court to Restore Alabama Senate Map Before Primary
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is asking a federal appeals court to quickly clear the way for Alabama to use its State Senate map as the state’s primary calendar approaches.
The emergency filing comes after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, which Alabama officials say strengthens their argument that courts cannot force race-based redistricting remedies when politics and race are not clearly separated under the Voting Rights Act.
The case is already drawing political and social reaction. Marshall promoted the redistricting push on X, while Gov. Kay Ivey and Secretary of State Wes Allen publicly backed Alabama’s effort to regain control over its maps. Democrats and civil rights advocates have warned that the broader Supreme Court ruling could reduce Black voters’ influence in Alabama and across the South.
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The practical consequence is immediate: district lines determine who voters can elect and which candidates appear on the ballot. With Alabama’s May 19 primary approaching, the court’s next move could decide whether the state uses its own map or court-ordered boundaries.
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