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Race-based redistricting heads back to the Supreme Court
September 17, 2014 | By CHRIS KIESER
On November 12, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pair of legislative reapportionment cases: Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama. Plaintiffs in these cases contend that the Alabama legislature violated the Equal Protection Clause by “packing” African-American voters in ...
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Supreme Court issues decision in Alabama redistricting cases
March 25, 2015 | By CHRIS KIESER
This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the combined Alabama redistricting cases – Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama and Alabama Democratic Conference vs. Alabama. PLF filed this amicus brief before the Court. The plaintiffs in these cases challenged Alabama’s 2010 redistricting plan as an unconstitutional racia ...