Tag: VRA

Fallout Continues from 2023 SCOTUS ‘Milligan’ Decision, as the Alabama Legislature Faces Possible Return of Preclearance Requirements

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision in Allen vs. Milligan in 2023, finding Alabama must provide an additional majority-Black Congressional District.  Defiant, the legislature created new maps - again with only one real majority-minority district. That action could return Alabama to “preclearance” status by the federal government. 

Rebroadcast: ND Native American Nation Prevails in Protecting Majority-Minority Voting Districts.  A Victory for Minority Voters, But GOP Efforts to Neutralize the VRA Continue

Brian is so sick with a cold today that he can barely talk! This story from January is a good follow up to our March 24 story on oral arguments for Louisiana v. Callais held in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. It's a reminder that Voting Rights Act Section 2 claims not only come from Black Americans, discriminated against by majority-White governments since the country's founding, but Native Americans as well - also routinely suppressed by drawing of unfair voting districts, and the manipulation of voting rules.