Alabama asks Supreme Court to freeze order for new congressional districts

Alabama has asked the Supreme Court to intervene after a three-judge panel rule earlier this week, blocking the state's proposed congressional districts which were found to dilute Black voting power.

The panel of Alabama federal court judges have given the state until Feb. 7 to come up with a new map with two competitive Black districts, in which "Black voters either comprise a voting-age majority or something quite close to it." As it stands now, Black Alabamians make up 27 percent of the population, but hold sway over only 14 percent — or one of seven — congressional districts, currently held by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).