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 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.
Continue readingSCOTUS Uphold Arizona’s Voting Requirements
In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that Arizona’s requirement that ballots cast in the wrong precinct and ballots collected by anyone other than a limited group of people not be counted didn’t violate §2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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