U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump survey tornado damage with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Lee County’s Emergency Management Agency director Kathy Carson (R) at their sides as they tour the disaster area with U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) in Beauregard, Alabama, U.S., March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump survey tornado damage with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Lee County’s Emergency Management Agency director Kathy Carson (R) at their sides as they tour the disaster area with U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) in Beauregard, Alabama, U.S., March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump survey tornado damage with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Lee County’s Emergency Management Agency director Kathy Carson (R) at their sides as they tour the disaster area with U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) in Beauregard, Alabama, U.S., March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

An election sign for U.S. Senate Republican candidate Judge Roy Moore is posted around the Shelby County Alabama area prior to the upcoming special election with Democratic candidate Doug Jones, in Calera, Alabama, U.S. November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry 

An election sign for U.S. Senate Republican candidate Judge Roy Moore is posted around the Shelby County, Alabama area prior to the upcoming special election against Democrat candidate Doug Jones in Calera, Alabama, U.S. November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry 

Republican candidate Judge Roy Moore election signs are posted around the Shelby County Alabama area prior to the upcoming U.S. Senate special election against Democrat candidate Doug Jones Calera, Alabama, U.S. November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry 

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Smoke rises into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

Smoke rises into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Director Ryan Haygood (L) and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill (R ) speak to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

Barbara Arnwine (2nd L), president & executive director of the national Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, speaks to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. Also pictured are NAACP National Field Director Rev. Charles White (L), NAACP Legal Defense Fund Director Ryan Haygood (2nd R), and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill (L). REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

NAACP National Field Director Rev. Charles White speaks to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

Sherrilyn Ifill (L), President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, speaks to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

Interns from the NAACP hold signs as civil rights experts speak to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, speaks to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

Representatives of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations speak to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a federal law designed to protect minority voters, at the court's building in Washington, June 25, 2013. On Tuesday the court ruled in favor of officials from Shelby County, Alabama, in finding that a section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that sets the formula that determines which states need federal approval to change voting laws is invalid. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (L) and Rev. Al Sharpton (2nd L) attend a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (L) speaks at a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. greets people in line during a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (L) and Rev. Al Sharpton attend a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Rev. Al Sharpton (L) and Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. speak during a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) attends a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) speaks during a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (C) walks to a podium to speak during a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (L) and the Rev. Al Sharpton confer during a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Voting rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) (L) and the Rev. Al Sharpton confer during a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. attends a voter's rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Voting rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington February 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to strike down a key provision of a federal law designed to protect minority voters. During the one-hour oral argument, the nine justices will hear the claim made by officials from Shelby County, Alabama, that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CRIME LAW) 

Frank "Butch" Ellis, lead attorney in the disputed Voting Rights Act, poses outside his office in Calera, Alabama May 15, 2012. Ellis has taken the local lead in a lawsuit challenging federal intervention on election matters in Shelby County. Picture taken May 15, 2012. To match story USA-COURT/VOTINGRIGHTS REUTERS/Marvin Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CRIME LAW) 

This undated handout booking photograph shows 20-year old Benjamin Moseley, one of the three students charged in the recent spate of church burnings in Alabama. Moseley will be arraigned on March 10, 2006. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Shelby County Sheriff's Office/Handout 

This undated handout booking photograph shows 20-year old Matthew Cloyd, one of the three students charged in the recent spate of church burnings in Alabama. Cloyd will be arraigned on March 10, 2006. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Shelby County Sheriff's Office/Handout 

This undated handout booking photograph shows 19-year old Russell Debusk, one of the three students charged in the recent spate of church burnings in Alabama. Debusk will be arraigned on March 10, 2006. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Shelby County Sheriff's Office/Handout