Louisiana v. Callais · ¶76
A plaintiff may carry its disentanglement burden by offering an alternative map that achieves all the State's objectives—including partisan advantage and any of the State's other political goals—at least as well as the State's map. See Alexander, 602 U. S., at 10; Cromartie II, 532 U. S., at 258. Today, § 2 litigants almost always have the wherewithal to proffer such a map if there is one to be found. See Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, 607 U. S. ––– (2025) (holding that the lack of an alternative map merits a “dispositive or near-dispositive adverse inference” against a racial-gerrymandering plaintiff); Alexander, 602 U. S., at 10 (“[A]ny plaintiff with a strong case has had every incentive to produce such an alternative map”); see also Allen, 599 U. S., at 23 (observing that “modern computer technology” allows challengers to “generate millions of possible…Read in context ›
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