SCOTUS: Merrill v. Milligan (2022) - Supreme Court decides that Alabama is allowed to dilute the Black vote
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On February 7, 2022 the Supreme Court of the United States in a 5-4 vote in Merrill v Milligan stayed the decisions of two lower court decisions blocking an Alabama law that was determined to violate the Voting Rights Act by diluting the vote of Black voters. Those two lower court cases are Evan Milligan, et al. v. John Merrill, et al., No. 2:21-cv-1530 (N.D. Ala.), and Marcus Caster, et al. v. John Merrill, et al., No. 2:21-cv-1536 (N.D. Ala.). Both cases were decided on January 24th, 2022 which resulted in a preliminary injunction (i.e., blocking the implementation or execution of the law), and on January 27th, 2022 stays for both decisions were denied.
SCOTUS: Merrill v. Milligan (2022) - Supreme Court decides that Alabama is allowed to dilute the Black vote
SCOTUS: Merrill v. Milligan (2022) - Supreme…
SCOTUS: Merrill v. Milligan (2022) - Supreme Court decides that Alabama is allowed to dilute the Black vote
On February 7, 2022 the Supreme Court of the United States in a 5-4 vote in Merrill v Milligan stayed the decisions of two lower court decisions blocking an Alabama law that was determined to violate the Voting Rights Act by diluting the vote of Black voters. Those two lower court cases are Evan Milligan, et al. v. John Merrill, et al., No. 2:21-cv-1530 (N.D. Ala.), and Marcus Caster, et al. v. John Merrill, et al., No. 2:21-cv-1536 (N.D. Ala.). Both cases were decided on January 24th, 2022 which resulted in a preliminary injunction (i.e., blocking the implementation or execution of the law), and on January 27th, 2022 stays for both decisions were denied.