The Voting Rights Act has been challenged more Alabama’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a federal court
in the last two years than in the previous 45 years, and as the state of
Alabama goes to court seeking approval for its redistricting plan, it’s also
looking to have the preclearance provision of the law declared
unconstitutional.
approve a redistricting plan instead of the Justice Department, which has
jurisdiction to review the plan under Section 5 of the law, AP reported.
(The law allows jurisdictions to seek approval from one or the other.) Link to Wall Street Journal.