Allen v. Milligan · ¶11
At this preliminary stage, the State has shown that it is entitled to interim relief from the District Court's injunction. See Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, 607 U. S. –––, ––– – ––– (2025). The State is likely to succeed on the merits as to both claims. As to intentional vote dilution, the District Court did not heed the presumption of legislative good faith, see Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of NAACP, 602 U. S. 1, 10 (2024), because it interpreted the State's legal disagreement with the court's earlier remedial order as proof of discriminatory animus. Cf. Abbott v. Perez, 585 U. S. 579, 608–609 (2018). And, as to both claims, the District Court's analysis departed from Cal lais. Under Callais, the District Court was required to deny relief unless the plaintiffs' alternative map performed “just as well” with respect to all of the State's…Read in context ›
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