Allen v. Milligan

Allen v. Milligan
Argued October 4, 2022
Decided June 8, 2023
Full case nameWes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. v. Evan Milligan, et al.
Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. v. Marcus Caster, et al.
Docket nos.21-1086
21-1087
Citations599 U.S. 1 (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
DecisionOpinion
Questions presented
Whether the State of Alabama's 2021 redistricting plan for its seven seats in the United States House of Representatives violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10301.
Holding
Plaintiffs demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of success on their claim that Alabama's redistricting plan violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama affirmed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityRoberts (except as to Part III–B–1), joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Jackson
PluralityRoberts (Part III–B–1), joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson
ConcurrenceKavanaugh (all but Part III–B–1)
DissentThomas, joined by Gorsuch; Alito (Parts II–A and II–B); Barrett (Parts II and III)
DissentAlito, joined by Gorsuch
Laws applied
Voting Rights Act of 1965

Allen v. Milligan, 599 U. S. 1 (2023),[note 1] is a United States Supreme Court case related to redistricting under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). The appellees and respondents argued that Alabama's congressional districts discriminated against African-American voters. The Court ruled 5–4 that Alabama's districts likely violated the VRA, maintained an injunction that required Alabama to create an additional majority-minority district.
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