The ruling in U.S. District Court in Alabama is the latest judicial hammer to drop against the Republican-led state legislature, whose prior congressional district map had been struck down by the Supreme Court in June.
Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus and U.S. District Judges Anna Manasco and Terry Moorer.
A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against the state's Black voters.
After the Supreme Court ruling, Alabama asked for a five-week delay to enact a new plan, which the court granted.
"We do not take lightly federal intrusion into a process ordinarily reserved for the State Legislature.
Persons:
Stanley Marcus, Anna Manasco, Terry Moorer, Kay Ivey, affirmance
Organizations:
GOP, Alabama Statehouse, Republican, Circuit, Republican Gov, State
Locations:
Montgomery , Ala, U.S, Alabama, Black, . Alabama, reconvene