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USurping Crap Court Set to Abolish What Remains of VRA
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabama-congressional-redistricting-challenge-scotus/Lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Alabama’s congressional map drawn with 2020 census data. Two lawsuits (Caster v. Merrill and Milligan v. Merrill, now consolidated under Milligan) were originally filed on behalf of voters and non-profit organizations who allege Alabama’s current congressional map dilutes the voting strength of Black Alabamians in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). After a district court blocked the map and ordered the creation of a new map with two majority-Black districts, the Supreme Court stepped in and paused this order, ensuring that the state’s previously blocked map — which only contains one majority-Black district — is in place for the 2022 elections. Litigation on the merits of the case is ongoing before the U.S. Supreme Court on whether Alabama’s congressional map violates Section 2 of the VRA.
