Allen v. Milligan

Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. v. Milligan et al. is a suit heard in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Alabama State Legislature's reapportionment of Congressional districts in Alabama following the 2020 U.S. Census.

The initial lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Courts by three separate groups of plaintiffs, each seeking an order enjoining then Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill from conducting elections using the legislature's 2021 map. These suits were filed as:

• Singleton v. John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. (No. 2:21-cv-1291) was filed on November 16, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama by Bobby Singleton, Rodger Smitherman, Eddie Billingsley, Leonette W. Slay, Darryl Andrews, and Andrew Walker. The plaintiffs contended that the districts as drawn violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Judge Anna Manasco was assigned the case.
• Marcus Caster, et al. v. John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. (No. 2:21-cv-1536) was filed on November 16, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama by Marcus Caster, Lakeisha Chestnut, Bobby Lee Dubose, Benjamin Jones, Rodney Allen Love, Manasseh Powell, Ronald Smith, and Wendell Thomas. The plaintiffs contended that the districts as drawn violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Judge Anna Manasco was assigned the case. She ruled on January 22, 2023 that the plaintiffs were likely to prevail, and ordered the legislature to pass a new plan within 14 days that included an additional district in which Black voters would have the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.
• Milligan v. John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. (No. 2:21-cv-1530-AMM)