Evan Milligan, center, plaintiff in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States, speaks in October 2022 with reporters following oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Washington. Standing behind Mr. Milligan are his counsel Deuel Ross, from left, Letetia Jackson, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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