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federal2023
Additional Highlights:Voting Rights ActRacial GerrymanderingSection 2
Allen v. Milligan
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Alabama's congressional map likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by failing to include a second majority-Black district.
Case Summary
Allen v. Milligan upheld a preliminary injunction requiring Alabama to redraw its congressional districts after finding that the state's map likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by failing to create a second majority-Black district in a state where Black residents make up about 27% of the population.
Primary Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8967800/allen-v-milligan/