Eric Holder Responds to SCOTUS Rejecting Alabama’s Attempt to Defy Allen v. Milligan Decision

For Immediate Release
September 26, 2023
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Eric Holder Responds to SCOTUS Rejecting Alabama’s Attempt to Defy Allen v. Milligan Decision

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a desperate attempt by the state of Alabama to stop the remedial process in Alabama and to get the Court to reconsider its recent decision in Allen v. Milligan, which upheld Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Specifically, the Court denied the state of Alabama’s emergency application for stay pending appeal in Allen v. Milligan to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result, the remedial process in Alabama will move forward without delay. 

The National Redistricting Foundation (NRF), the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is continuing to provide financial support and direct the litigation strategy for the Caster plaintiffs in this case. 

“This is a victory for all Americans, particularly voters of color, who have fought tirelessly for equal representation as citizens of this nation,” said Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States. “Even with this Court’s landmark decision to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Alabama Republicans have defied court orders at every turn by refusing to enact a map that gives Black Alabamians the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice in two districts. These shameful, odious efforts to diminish the rightful voting power of Black Alabamians have finally been defeated. As a result, we will see more representative maps in places that were once thought to be unreachable in the fight for fairness: Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia. Justice has prevailed.”

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