Roy S. Johnson: Historic redistricting plaintiff says Figures’ win could change Alabama’s ‘brand’
Evan Milligan helped lead the fight for Black voters in Alabama’s Black Belt. He says 39-year-old Figures' victory could ...
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Shomari Figures Wins in District Where Alabama GOP Tried to Dilute Black Vote
Previous districts drawn by Alabama Republicans diluted Black residents’ voting power, a federal judge ruled last year.
Plaintiff in case that led to new congressional map excited for District 2 results
One of the plaintiff's in Allen v. Milligan, which led to Alabama's Congressional Map being chosen by three federal court ...
Democrat Shomari Figures wins Alabama's redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Shomari Figures will become the first Black person to hold the seat in Alabama after it was created after a Supreme Court ...
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Alabama barred from implementing voter purge program before election
(Gabriel Tynes/Courthouse News) (CN) — A federal judge in Alabama will not allow the state to purge more than 3,200 names from the voter rolls fewer than 90 days before the November general election.