Allen v. Milligan
608 U. S. 511 (2026) · 6/02/26
The applications for stay presented to JUSTICE THOMAS and by him referred to the Court are granted; at this preliminary stage, the State has shown that it is entitled to interim relief from the District Court’s injunction.
Edition: preliminary print (page proof)
Voices: Syllabus — prepared by the Reporter of Decisions · Per Curiam. · Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan and Justice Jackson join, dissenting.
No. 25A1314. Decided June 2, 2026*
In Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U. S. 85, to resolve the tension between vote- dilution claims and the colorblind Constitution, the Court updated the standards for § 2 liability under Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U. S. 30. As relevant here, the Court held that for plaintiffs to satisfy the first Gin gles precondition, a plaintiff's alternative map “must meet all the State's legitimate districting objectives” “just as well” as the State's own map. Callais, 608 U. S., at 119 (emphasis added). Those objectives include “any other goal not prohibited by the Constitution.” Ibid. A plaintiff also “cannot…Read it in the reading room ›