In this Gateway Pundit article, Jim Hoft reports that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has called a special legislative session to address congressional redistricting after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
- Ivey called lawmakers back to Montgomery for a special session beginning Monday, May 4.
- The session is expected to consider legislation tied to primary elections and redrawing districts affected by prior court orders.
- The article frames the move as a Republican effort to restore maps previously altered through litigation.
- Alabama has been locked in a long-running redistricting fight over whether the state must create a second Black-opportunity congressional district.
- The article says the legal landscape shifted after a Supreme Court ruling against race-based redistricting.
- Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall reportedly filed motions in multiple redistricting cases after the ruling.
- Ivey said Alabama should be prepared if courts move quickly enough to allow prior legislative maps to be used this election cycle.
- If injunctions are lifted, Alabama could revert to congressional lines drawn by lawmakers in 2023.
Read the full story: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/governor-kay-ivey-calls-special-session-redraw-alabama/
