07-09-2016 18:24 via abqjournal.com

Updated: Black voters sue over Alabama’s method of electing judges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A civil rights group challenged Alabama’s practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote on Wednesday, saying the result is all-white courts in a state where one in four people is African-American. The lawsuit filed on behalf of NAACP’s Alabama chapter and four black voters in Montgomery federal court argues that at-large […]
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