The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published by Evan Marshall

“As we have explained throughout this litigation, Alabama’s 2021 plan is an ordinary plan that looks much like the plan approved by a federal court in 1992, the plan approved by a majority-Democratic legislature in 2001, and the plan approved by a majority-Republican legislature in 2011. “I’m gratified that the Supreme Court has stepped in to halt the district court’s order, which would have resulted in a congressional map that would have unconstitutionally divided Alabamians based on race,” Marshall stated. Supreme Court, which voted 5 to 4 to stay the lower courtdecision until they hear and decide the case.Īlabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that the Supreme Court granted the State’s motion, allowing the Alabama Congressional District map as drawn by the Legislature in November to stand for now. A federal three-judge panel ruled for the plaintiffs and ordered the Legislature to redraw the districts. The plaintiffs claim that since Blacks are over 27% of the population of Alabama, the Legislature should have drawn two majority-minority districts, not one (Alabama’s Seventh Congressional District). This decision could have a wide-ranging impact on when states must draw minority-majority districts. The Supreme Court decision in the case of Milligan versus Merrillwill be announced in the next few weeks. Supreme Courtupholds a lower court decision in a case challenging the 2021 congressional redistrictingby the Alabama Legislature. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)Īlabama’s Congressional Districts could be thrown into chaos in the coming weeks if the U.S.

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The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published by Evan Marshall