'If the court sides with Alabama,' wrote a pair of plaintiffs in Merrill v. Milligan, 'political opportunities for people of color will disappear.'
After reviewing our arguments, the three judges agreed that Alabama's map discriminates by giving white voters—who are 63% of the population—total control over 86% of Alabama's congressional seats. The judges ordered Alabama to adopt a new map that respects the state's redistricting goals and contains two"opportunity districts" where Black voters' preferred candidates have a fair chance to compete for votes.
"First, Alabama claims that the VRA is unconstitutional as applied to congressional districts," wrote Milligan and Stone."Second, Alabama is arguing that any use of race in redistricting is per se unconstitutional."
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