Alabama

Senate Confirms Multiple Alabama District Court Judges in Late October

| Importance: 6/10

The Senate confirmed multiple Trump nominees to Alabama federal district courts in late October 2025, continuing the administration’s systematic reshaping of the federal judiciary. On October 21, Harold D. Mooty III was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama …

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Allen v. Milligan reaffirms Voting Rights Act §2; orders additional majority-Black district in Alabama

| Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court held that Alabama’s congressional map likely violated §2 of the Voting Rights Act and ordered a remedy adding a second majority-Black district. The ruling preserved the Thornburg v. Gingles framework for vote-dilution claims, affecting redistricting nationally.

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Karl Rove Orchestrates Political Prosecution of Don Siegelman

| Importance: 7/10

The Justice Department indicted Alabama Democratic Governor Don Siegelman on federal bribery charges in what experts consider a politically motivated prosecution orchestrated by Karl Rove. Republican whistleblower Jill Simpson testified under oath that Rove directed the targeting of Siegelman, …

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