U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama in Racial Gerrymandering Case

On June 8, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Alabama in the lawsuit over U.S. House districts. The vote was 5-4. This will be headline news in all media, so there is no need for a longer blog post. The case is Allen v Milligan, 21-1086. Here is the decision.

The Alabama legislature is still in session, and will probably pass a new districting plan for U.S. House. If it does not, presumably the lower federal courts will draw up a new plan.


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