Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION ARKANSAS STATE CONFERENCE NAACP et al. PLAINTIFFS v. Case No. 4:21-cv-01239-LPR THE ARKANSAS BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER This is a Section 2 Voting Rights Act case. Plaintiffs allege that the 2021 reapportionment plan for the Arkansas House of Representatives “dilutes Black voting strength in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act . . . .”1 The Court is about to hold a preliminary injunction hearing and then decide Plaintiffs’ pending Preliminary Injunction Motion.2 Plaintiffs have…