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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 42:1973 Voting Rights Act

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE )

BLACK CAUCUS, et al., )

)

 Plaintiffs, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:12cv961

) (Three-Judge Court)

THE STATE OF ALABAMA, ) (WO)

et al., )

)

 Defendants. )

ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC )

CONFERENCE, et al., )

)

 Plaintiffs, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:12cv1081

) (Three-Judge Court)

THE STATE OF ALABAMA, ) (WO)

et al., )

)

 Defendants. )

STATEMENT OF JUDGE THOMPSON

I agree to the adoption of the order of December 

26, 2012 (doc. no. 53). Also, since the majority 

readopts its opinion and order of August 2, 2013 (doc. 

no. 174), I readopt my opinion concurring in part and 

dissenting in part (doc. no. 175).

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As to the majority's readoption of parts of its 

order and final judgment of December 20, 2013 (doc. 

nos. 203 and 205), I did not join in their conclusions 

that the plaintiffs failed to prove either their claim 

of vote dilution under § 2 or their claim of 

intentional discrimination in violation of § 2, the 

Fourteenth Amendment, and the Fifteenth Amendment, and 

I do not join in those conclusions today. I also do 

not join in the majority's readoption of part of their

findings of fact, for I did not join in them at the 

time they were entered. Finally, I do not readopt my 

dissent (including the factual findings set forth) 

(doc. no. 204), for I am obligated to reconsider fully 

the racial gerrymandering claim in light of the legal 

principles articulated by the Supreme Court.

DONE, this the 29th day of May, 2015.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson___ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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