Allen v. Milligan · ¶19

This saga began in 2021, after Alabama adopted a new congressional map following the 2020 census. That map had only one majority-Black congressional district. Black Alabamians challenged this first map, alleging that it violated § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U. S. C. § 10301. A three- judge District Court agreed, holding that the map likely had a racially discriminatory effect and violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black Alabamians' voting strength. It therefore ordered Alabama to adopt “a congressional redistricting plan that include[d] either an additional majority- Black congressional district, or an additional district in which Black voters otherwise have an opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.” Singleton v. Merrill, 582 F. Supp. 3d 924, 936 (ND Ala. 2022). The latter is commonly referred to as an “opportunity district.”

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