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Cite as:  599 U. S. ____ (2023) 

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ALITO, J., dissenting 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Nos. 21–1086 and 21–1087 
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WES ALLEN, ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE, 
ET AL., APPELLANTS 
v. 
EVAN MILLIGAN, ET AL. 

21–1086 

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

WES ALLEN, ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE, 
ET AL., PETITIONERS 
v. 
MARCUS CASTER, ET AL. 

21–1087 

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED 
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT 

[June 8, 2023] 

  JUSTICE ALITO, with whom JUSTICE GORSUCH joins, dis-
senting. 
  Based  on  a  flawed  understanding  of  the  framework 
adopted  in  Thornburg v. Gingles,  478  U. S.  30  (1986),  the 
Court  now  holds  that  the  congressional  districting  map 
adopted by the Alabama Legislature violates §2 of the Vot-
ing Rights Act.  Like the Court, I am happy to apply Gingles 
in  these cases.   But  I would  interpret  that  precedent  in  a 
way that heeds what §2 actually says, and I would take con-
stitutional  requirements  into  account.    When  the  Gingles 
framework is viewed in this way, it is apparent that the de-
cisions below must be vacated.