The Supreme Court ruled this year that Alabama’s congressional map diluted the political power of African Americans earlier this year in Allen v. Milligan, averting a disastrous gutting of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that would kill its last enforcement mechanisms. Southern states, which were forced to cede voting rights and political power to African Americans after the act’s implementation, still struggle to follow the law. After Milligan, a cascade of court cases are popping up throughout the South with important ramifications for 2024 House  elections and African American voting power.

— Aamir Jamil