SCSJ Celebrates Historic Victory in Allen v. Milligan
Briefly

ALABAMA - The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the continued importance of the Voting Rights Act today in Allen v. Milligan by upholding a lower court's unanimous decision that Alabama's state congressional map discriminated against Black voters.In 2021, the Alabama state legislature produced new congressional maps which only allowed one Black majority district within the state's Black Belt, an 18-county region marked by historic discrimination and socioeconomic struggles.
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