Leadership of the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives
Amicus Curiae
James U. Blacksher, Counsel of RecordIn 2001, the State of Alabama successfully redrew its congressional district boundaries, the first time such a new map had been approved by the legislature without court intervention since 1901. James U. Blacksher is a civil rights lawyer with a private practice in Alabama. He received his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1971. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Appellees as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 17, 2003.The Alabama Legislature in 2001 successfully redrew its Senate, House, and congressional districts for the first time…
