Emergency application
Race in voting maps
Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State Appellants v. Evan Milligan
What did the Court do?
The Court dismissed the request as moot (no longer a live dispute) on May 11, 2026.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen and other state officials asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a district court order during their appeal. Alabama officials say the district court blocked state redistricting maps after finding a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Evan Milligan and others are on the opposing side.
What the Court did
Justice Thomas closed the application as moot (no longer a live dispute), without ruling on the request to pause the order. The Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
The requested pause was temporary emergency relief; the application closed without a ruling, so the Court did not decide who wins the underlying dispute. The record gives no update on proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. It lists no related Supreme Court case or argument date.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 25A1231. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.