Allen v. Milligan
United States Supreme Court
599 U.S. 1 (2023)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The State of Alabama (defendant) passed a congressional redistricting plan. Milligan (plaintiff) sued the state, arguing that the plan violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (the act) by creating a single congressional district that would contain a supermajority of Black voters, thereby diluting the vote of Black voters in all other districts. To support the claim, Milligan produced 11 sample district maps created under traditional mapping criteria, each with two majority-Black districts. In addition, evidence was presented that Black voters voted for the Black-preferred candidate 92.3 percent of the time while White voters voted for the Black-preferred candidate only 15.4 percent of the time. The district court found that Milligan was likely to succeed in the claim against Alabama. Alabama argued that this application of the act—perpetuating a disparate-impact standard—violated the Fifteenth Amendment. The United States Supreme Court stayed the decision and granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Roberts, C.J.)
Concurrence (Kavanaugh, J.)
Dissent (Alito, J.)
Dissent (Thomas, J.)
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