Alabama capitol building
The Alabama State Capitol building is seen on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Montgomery, AL.
  • A slate of federal judges just forbade Alabama from using its current congressional map in 2024.
  • They ruled that state legislators defied a district court and the Supreme Court's previous orders.
  • Now, an independent special master and cartographer will draw a map with 2 majority-Black districts.

A slate of federal judges just forbade Alabama's secretary of state from moving forward with using a Supreme Court-defying congressional map in upcoming elections.