Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court to allow new congressional maps, hoping to take advantage of a high court ruling weakening voting rights.

Supreme Court petition: Alabama’s attorney general filed emergency petitions asking justices to lift a lower court injunction blocking the 2023 congressional map. Election timing at stake: Officials want a ruling by May 14 to avoid disruptions to the May ...

Federal judges on Friday rejected Alabama’s request to lift an injunction blocking the state from using previously approved congressional and state Senate district maps, leaving the issue unresolved as the state awaits action from the U.