In Merrill v. Milligan the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Alabama’s 2021 congressional redistricting plan which contains one majority-black district violates §2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Continue readingSCOTUS Puts Back in Place Louisiana Legislature Drawn Congressional Map
In an order in Ardoin v. Robinson containing no written opinions the U.S. Supreme Court has frozen in place a federal district court preliminary injunction which required the Louisiana Legislature to enact a new congressional map with a second black-majority district.
Continue readingU.S. Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania and North Carolina Court-Created Congressional Maps to Remain in Effect
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed court-drawn congressional redistricting maps favored by Democrats to remain in effect in North Carolina and Pennsylvania while litigation continues in the lower courts.
Continue readingSupreme Court Allows Alabama Districting Plan to Remain in Effect
a 5-4 vote in Merrill v. Milligan the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama’s districting plan, which a three-judge panel concluded violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), to go into effect during the upcoming primary, while litigation continues in this case.
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