Federal judges reject Republicans’ redrawn congressional map in Alabama

Court-appointed special master and cartographer will draw new map before 2024 election - although state is expected to appeal

A panel of federal judges has struck down Alabama's redrawn congressional map, saying the state clearly continued to violate the Voting Rights Act and had ignored a clear mandate from the federal judiciary to increase the political power of Black voters in the state.

The panel said a court-appointed special master and cartographer would draw a new map before the 2024 election. Alabama is expected to appeal the decision to the US supreme court, which upheld an earlier ruling ordering the state to redraw its map.