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How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters

September 29, 2022

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On October 4th, the Supreme Court is set to hear Milligan v. Merrill, a case that would undermine Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At question is Alabama’s new congressional map, a map that underwent what is called racial gerrymandering or racial redistricting, diluting Black Alabamans’ voting power.

The case’s outcome will determine the future of voting rights in America. Joining us today, our plaintiff in the case Shalela Dowdy, Organizer, Veteran, law student and resident of Mobile and Davin Rosborough, Senior Staff Attorney with the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project who is on the litigation team for the case.

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Kendall Ciesemier

Host of At Liberty and Senior Executive Producer of Multimedia, American Civil Liberties Union

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Kendall Ciesemier (@kendallciese) is the Host of At Liberty and the Senior Executive Producer of Multimedia at the ACLU. Previously, Kendall worked as a producer and reporter for The New York Times’ Opinion section and Mic, a digital media company. Most notably at Mic, Kendall’s interview with Alice Marie Johnson, a woman serving a life…
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Davin Rosborough

Deputy Director, ACLU Voting Rights Project

Davin is a Deputy Director with the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has been part of the team since 2017. Since joining, Davin has served as the ACLU’s lead counsel in cases challenging Alabama’s 2021 redistricting maps including in Allen v. Milligan, in which the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a decision finding that Alabama likely…
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Shalela Dowdy

Alabama Resident & Plaintiff, Milligan v. Merrill

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Shalela Dowdy is a native of Mobile, Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in American Legal Studies (Pre Law) from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2012 and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2017. Currently she is a First…
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