Kelley v. Harrison

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION RANDY KELLEY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:21-cv-56-RAH-SMD ) [WO] JAIME HARRISON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter was filed after the bylaws of the State Democratic Executive Committee of Alabama (SDECA) were amended and restated during a special party meeting on October 5, 2019. Plaintiffs Randy Kelley and Janet May claim the bylaws violate a Consent Decree from 1991, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), 52 U.S.C. § 10301, and the Fourteenth…