AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRedistricting Fight: A three-judge federal panel blocked Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map for the 2026 midterms, saying it was “tainted by intentional race-based discrimination” and ordering elections to proceed under a court-ordered, race-blind remedial map that preserves a second Black-opportunity district; Legal Fallout: Alabama immediately moved to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, while Rep. Terri Sewell called the ruling a rebuke of GOP efforts to silence Black voters; Judicial Discipline: Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard was suspended after a 120-page complaint alleged she delayed cases, bullied staff, and treated her courtroom like “ultimate authority, no boss”; State Government: A Democratic Alabama Public Service Commission candidate sued over HB 475, arguing lawmakers changed PSC structure mid-election; Public Health: The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners warned doctors against prescribing non-FDA-approved “research-grade” peptides; Civil Rights Legacy: Clarence B. Jones, a close MLK adviser and co-writer of “I Have a Dream,” died at 95.
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