The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in an Alabama congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population, AP reported.
FILE - Evan Milligan, center, plaintiff in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States, speaks with reporters following oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. Standing behind Milligan are Milligan's counsel Deuel Ross, from left, Letetia Jackson, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. A U.S.
Individual voters and organizations filed lawsuits in 2021, challenging the district map approved by the Alabama Legislature after the 2020 census. Evan Milligan, executive director of the organization Alabama Forward and a lead plaintiff in the redistricting case, told AL.com in May that the decision in the current case, called Allen v. Milligan, will help determine the viability of the Voting Rights Act in stopping racial gerrymandering of districts.U.S.
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