Tag: voting
Jefferson County (AL) Headed to Trial in Federal Court Over Lawsuit...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Jefferson County’s attempts to dismiss a case challenging the commission’s districts as racial gerrymandering...
Travis Hendrix, Sylvia Swayne Headed to Runoff in Birmingham-Area Special Election...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Travis Hendrix, a sergeant in the Birmingham Police Department, who secured a number of high-profile endorsements and Sylvia Swayne, a...
Supreme Court Won’t Revisit Alabama Voting Map That Gives Blacks Greater...
BY MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to...
Lawyer for Minority Voters: Alabama Chose “Defiance Over Compliance” With U.S....
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
Federal judges reviewing Alabama's new congressional map on Monday sharply questioned if state lawmakers ignored the court's directive to create a...
Black Lawmakers in Alabama: GOP Ignores Supreme Court Ruling on 2nd...
By Kim Chandler
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —Facing an order to draw new congressional district lines, Alabama Republicans advanced dueling proposals on Wednesday that boost the...
‘Historic Nature’ of Supreme Court Voting Case Examined at Miles College
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Alabama State Senator Merika Coleman and Judge U.W. Clemon on Tuesday gathered at Miles College for...
Jefferson County Responds to Lawsuit from Black Voters Alleging Racial Gerrymandering
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A national Civil Rights law organization and a local Birmingham law firm on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Jefferson County...
Young Residents of Birmingham Housing in Selma for ‘Bloody Sunday’ Commemoration
The Birmingham Times
Nearly two dozen young people from the Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) were in Selma to commemorate the 58th anniversary of...
Yolanda Flowers Makes Her Case For Alabama Governor in Tues. Election
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Few are giving Yolanda Flowers a chance to upset incumbent Republican Kay Ivey in Tuesday’s race for Alabama governor, but...
Woodfin, Two Other Alabama Mayors Say Vote YES on Amendment 6
By Mayors Ron Anders, Jr.; Tommy Battle; Randall Woodfin
This is a guest opinion column
Sometimes laws become outdated and begin to have negative consequences for the...
