Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Secretary of State for the State of Alabama

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: June 8, 2026
• Docket: 25-14131
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 25-13007 Document: 86-1 Date Filed: 06/08/2026 Page: 1 of 4

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-13007 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

ALABAMA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, GREATER BIRMINGHAM MINISTRIES, EVAN MILLIGAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, LAQUISHA CHANDLER, et al., Plaintiffs, versus

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA, Defendant-Appellant, STEVE LIVINGSTON, in his official capacity as Co-Chair of the Alabama Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment et al., Defendants. USCA11 Case: 25-13007 Document: 86-1 Date Filed: 06/08/2026 Page: 2 of 4

2 Opinion of the Court 25-13007 ____________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 2:21-cv-01531-AMM ____________________ ____________________ No. 25-14131 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

ALABAMA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, GREATER BIRMINGHAM MINISTRIES, EVAN MILLIGAN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, LAQUISHA CHANDLER, et al., Plaintiffs, versus

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA, Defendant-Appellant, STEVE LIVINGSTON, in his official capacity as Co-Chair of the Alabama Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, et al., Defendants. ____________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama D.C. Docket No. 2:21-cv-01531-AMM ____________________

Before BRANCH, LUCK, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: USCA11 Case: 25-13007 Document: 86-1 Date Filed: 06/08/2026 Page: 3 of 4

25-13007 Opinion of the Court 3

These appeals arise out of the district court’s entry of two injunctions under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”). The Supreme Court, in the past few weeks, has vacated several district court injunctions entered under the VRA, and has remanded those cases for reconsideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, 146 S. Ct. 1131 (2026). See Allen v. Caster, No. 25-243, 2026 WL 1282800, at *1 (U.S. May 11, 2026); Bd. of Election Comm’rs v. NAACP, No. 25-234, 2026 WL 1377105, at *1 (U.S. May 18, 2026); Turtle Mountain Band v. Howe, No. 25-253, 2026 WL 1377069, at *1 (U.S. May 18, 2026); see also Allen v. Milligan, No. 25A1315, 2026 WL 1552756, at *1–2 (U.S. Jun. 2, 2026). We stayed the district court’s injunctions in these cases on May 28, 2026, concluding that Wes Allen, the Secre- tary of State of Alabama, had made a strong showing that we would, “as the Supreme Court has done,” vacate these injunctions for further consideration in light of Callais. The plaintiffs, who ini- tially defended the injunctions on appeal, now request that we va- cate and remand so that the district court can assess the impact of Callais on its rulings. In light of the Supreme Court’s recent prac- tice, our precedent, 1 and the agreement between the parties that vacatur is appropriate, we vacate and remand for the district court to give these cases further consideration in light of Callais and Mil- ligan. 146 S. Ct. at 1163; 2026 WL 1552756, at *1–2.

1 See, e.g., Powell v. Sch. Bd. of Volusia Cnty., 86 F.4th 881, 883 (11th Cir. 2023)

(remanding in light of intervening Supreme Court authority); United States v. Republic of Honduras, 75 F.4th 1288, 1289 (11th Cir. 2023) (en banc) (same). USCA11 Case: 25-13007 Document: 86-1 Date Filed: 06/08/2026 Page: 4 of 4

4 Opinion of the Court 25-13007

VACATED AND REMANDED.2

2 Any rehearing petition must be filed no later than seven days from today. If

none is filed, the clerk’s office is directed to issue the mandate the next business day. See FED. R. APP. P. 40(d)(1); id. R. 41(b).