Continue fighting to protect Black voting rights in Alabama and oppose discriminatory congressional maps that suppress Black representation.

"This fight is not over. Black Alabamians have fought too hard and sacrificed too much to be dragged backward by extremist politicians and an activist Court. Black voters make up nearly one-third of Alabama's electorate and we deserve no less than two seats where we can select a candidate of our choice. We are not going back!"

Sewell vows to continue the fight against the Supreme Court decision and to oppose Alabama's discriminatory congressional map to protect Black representation.

Rep. Sewell Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Alabama to Proceed with Suppressing Black Representation - Press Releases - U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell
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On May 26, 2026 Rep. Terri Sewell released a statement applauding a three-judge federal panel for blocking Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map and saying racial discrimination 'has no place' in the redistricting process.

Congresswoman Terri Sewell publicly and officially condemned Alabama's 2023 congressional map as racially discriminatory and praised a federal court ruling that blocked the state from using that map — a direct, contemporaneous act of opposing the contested map and defending Black voting representation.

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Rep. Sewell Statement on Federal Court Ruling Blocking Alabama's Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map - Press Releases - U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell
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A three-judge federal panel on May 26, 2026 issued a preliminary injunction preventing Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map for the 2026 elections, finding the plan intentionally discriminated against Black people and restoring the prior court-drawn remedial map.

Independent federal-court action on May 26, 2026 blocked the contested Alabama congressional map that civil-rights advocates and Rep. Sewell had opposed, reinstating a remedial map that preserves a greater opportunity for Black representation — an outcome aligned with Sewell's stated effort to protect Black voting rights.

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Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
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The Supreme Court granted Alabama officials' applications for a stay of the May 26, 2026 Northern District of Alabama orders, concluding Alabama was likely entitled to interim relief and allowing the state-selected 2023 congressional map to be used while appeals proceed.

This is the key post-assessment reversal: the Supreme Court stayed the lower-court injunction that had blocked Alabama's disputed 2023 map, undercutting the earlier delivered outcome protecting a second Black-opportunity district.

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Allen v. Milligan, Nos. 25A1314, 25A1315, 25A1316 - Supreme Court of the United States
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Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissented that the Court chose a map that intentionally discriminates against Black Alabamians and requires rapid voter reassignment, rather than an established map protecting Black voters' rights.

The dissent confirms that, as of June 2, the disputed map remained legally contested as harmful to Black voting representation, making Sewell's protective objective unresolved or only partially achieved after the stay.

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Allen v. Milligan, Nos. 25A1314, 25A1315, 25A1316 - Supreme Court of the United States
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AP reported that the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a Republican-favored map with only one majority-Black district, blocking a lower-court ruling that found intentional discrimination. Gov. Kay Ivey confirmed the map would be used for August 11 special congressional primaries.

Strong reporting corroborates the practical effect of the official order: Alabama moved forward with the map Sewell opposed, reversing the earlier court victory before the July 10 refresh date.

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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring GOP - AP News
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AP reported that a three-judge panel preliminarily enjoined Alabama from switching to the 2023 Republican-backed map after finding intentional race discrimination, and required use of the 2024 court-ordered map with two districts where Black residents were a majority or close to it.

This supports Sewell's earlier delivered assessment but is now best treated as temporary: the lower-court win aligned with her commitment, yet it was stayed by the Supreme Court on June 2.

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Federal court blocks Alabama's plan for new US House map - AP News
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GovInfo bill text shows Rep. Terri Sewell introduced H.R. 14 on March 5, 2025, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, to amend and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including vote-dilution, denial, and abridgment claims.

Sewell took concrete federal legislative action in the same House term to protect Black voting rights. The bill supports effort but does not by itself deliver protection because it remained an introduced bill rather than enacted law.

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H.R. 14, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 - GovInfo
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