Here are some recent congressional redistricting updates.

• In a win for voters, federal judges struck down Alabama's new congressional map, ruling that lawmakers defied a prior court order and the U.S. Supreme Court's requirement to draw a map with two majority-Black districts. A court-appointed special master will draw new districts for 2024.

  • Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) soon after appealed this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• In another victory for voters, a Florida judge struck down the state’s congressional map over the weekend, ruling that the map — which was pushed through by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) — violates the state constitution by diminishing the voting power of Black Floridians.

  • The state has already appealed this decision, which automatically pauses the ruling pending further review. If the appeal ultimately goes to the Florida Supreme Court, a final decision will be issued by Dec. 31, per an agreement between the parties.

• The trial on Georgia’s legislative and congressional maps began today. Pro-voting groups are arguing that the districts violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting strength of Black Georgians.

• Plaintiffs in lawsuits challenging Ohio's congressional map asked the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss the case, saying that it would be "the best result under the circumstances for the people of Ohio." The court will decide whether to end the case or not. Read more about Ohio’s congressional map here.

Here are some other updates.

• A Wisconsin court ruled use of the federal National Mail Voter Registration Form violates state law, ruling in favor of a conservative group's lawsuit. The order prohibits the use of the popular form for future voter registrations in Wisconsin.

• A lawsuit filed by Bill Barr and Karl Rove's legal group and others seeking stricter rules for mail-in ballot signature verification in Arizona will proceed. The judge denied requests from the state and voting rights groups to dismiss the case.

• As a result of Ohio's new strict photo ID law, there was a stark increase in the number of ballots rejected during the August election compared to November 2022 due to voters lacking accepted identification.

• All 19 defendants in the 2020 election subversion case out of Georgia have pleaded not guilty and waived their right to an in-person arraignment.

  • There will be a hearing tomorrow at 1 p.m. EDT on Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro's motions to separate their trial from the rest of the defendants in the Georgia election subversion case and each other.