Alabama Republicans refuse to create second majority-Black district

Lawyers for voters called Alabama's plan, which maintains one majority-Black congressional district, discriminatory

Alabama Republicans on Monday defended their decision not to create a second majority-Black district in a hearing before a panel of federal judges over the state's redrawn congressional maps.

State Republicans continue to resist court orders, including from the supreme court in June, to amend the congressional maps to give Black voters increased political power and representation.