Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama
| Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 12, 2014 Decided March 25, 2015 | |
| Full case name | Alabama Legislative Black Caucus, et al., Appellants v. Alabama, et al.; Alabama Democratic Conference, et al., Appellants v. Alabama, et al. |
| Citations | 575 U.S. 254 (more) 135 S. Ct. 1257; 191 L. Ed. 2d 314 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 989 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (M.D. Ala. 2013); probable jurisdiction noted, 572 U.S. 1149 (2014). |
| Holding | |
| The district court committed various legal errors, including the analysis of the racial gerrymandering claim as referring to the State "as a whole," rather than district-by-district. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Dissent | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito |
| Dissent | Thomas |
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. 254 (2015), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned a previous decision by a federal district court upholding Alabama's 2012 redrawing of its electoral districts.