Allen v. Milligan on Alabama’s Congressional Redistricting Plan and the Voting Rights Act

In the final month of its 2022 term, the Supreme Court surprised many observers by striking down Alabama’s congressional districting plan in Allen v. Milligan. The highly anticipated decision rejected Alabama’s invitation to revisit long-standing precedent and to limit the reach of the Voting Rights Act in future cases. Instead, the Supreme Court affirmed the enduring relevance of the VRA in combating racial discrimination in voting, and affirmed a lower court judgment that Alabama redraw its congressional districts to give Black voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice in the state.