Supreme Court rules against Alabama

[Rich Jones]

By a 5-4 vote they upheld a lower court ruling that Alabama was in violation of the
Voting Rights Act and now have to draw up another predominantly black district.
Roberts and Kavanaugh sided with the three liberal judges.
Quite the surprise that these two did the right thing.
I can hear the GOP heads exploding in Alabama.

[Garret]

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Definitely a surprise, but a good one.

[Norman Bernstein]

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Definitely a surprise, but a good one.

It happens occasionally… and I’m glad.

However, gerrymandering is still widely woven into our electoral process. Progress, in my opinion, will come when SCOTUS rules against all forms of gerrymandering.

Im not holding my breath, for that one.

[CWSmith]

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Wow!

[ron ll]

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And Coke Can Clarence votes against voting for blacks. He must just like the money too much.

[George Jung]

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CT is perhaps the most vile, corrupt SC judge in the past 100 yrs.

Have to wonder if the vote reflects the pressure the USSC is feeling over recent rulings/blow back.

[Mrleft88]

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At least Roberts is hearing the public opinion of the court. Kav probably just watched to see what the Chief did, and followed suit, but with a little twist to essentially say that he agrees w/ Thomas, and would vote the other way on a different but similar case.

[David G]

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At least Roberts is hearing the public opinion of the court. Kav probably just watched to see what the Chief did, and followed suit, but with a little twist to essentially say that he agrees w/ Thomas, and would vote the other way on a different but similar case.

I think you may be onto something. KavMAGA is a little weasel and it wouldn't surprise me if he were motivated by currying favor. And at the same time, he's probably hoping that UncleThomas will introduce him to his SugarDaddy.

[David G]

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Surprise SCOTUS decision springboards Dems’s next voting rights push

“The ruling does not strengthen legal protections for Black voters — it merely preserves the status quo,” CBC chair Steven Horsford said after the ruling was announced



FIRST THINGS FIRST

In a surprise 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling to strike down an Alabama congressional map because it violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Black voters.

The decision in Allen v. Milligan paves the way for Alabama to add an additional majority-Black district and empower plaintiffs in the over 30 redistricting lawsuits across 10 different states to continue challenging racist maps under Section 2. Once it’s all said and done, these challenges could net Democrats the seats they need to flip the House from the current Republican majority next year.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elana Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson — while Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the majority opinion in part.

“The shocking decision is proof of how egregious Alabama’s gerrymandering really was,” Kat Calvin, CEO of Project ID Action Fund and author of the upcoming book, American Identity in Crisis, said to Supercreator after the decision was announced. “Even this [court] couldn’t deny it.”

Congressional Democrats were undoubtedly gratified by the court’s decision. But it’s one of many expected from the justices this month that could adversely impact affirmative action, LGBTQ+ rights, and the future of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program.

Not to mention, maintaining the status quo is a far cry from reinstating voter protections that have been chipped away in recent years and expanding them for those who have been systematically excluded from the process.

“The ruling does not strengthen legal protections for Black voters — it merely preserves the status quo,” Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada said in a statement. “The fact remains that the Supreme Court previously allowed the same map that they just determined unconstitutionally, and systemically diluted Black votes be used in the 2022 election.”

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries agreed.

“For far too long, people of color have had their voting power diluted because extreme, right-wing lawmakers believe that illegal racial gerrymanders benefit them politically,” he said in a statement. “While today’s decision is a victory, Alabama is not the only state that has engaged in race-based gerrymandering.”
And Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech that while democracy held firm in this case, the struggle for equal representation continues....

[Durnik]

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“The ruling does not strengthen legal protections for Black voters — it merely preserves the status quo,” Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada said in a statement. “The fact remains that the Supreme Court previously allowed the same map that they just determined unconstitutionally, and systemically diluted Black votes be used in the 2022 election.”

the important part..

glad it's not worse, sad (tho expected) there's no improvement.


still, along with the death of a minister of evil as well as federal felony indictments against 45 (ntm the likelihood of Meadows flipping!), a trifecta of sorts.

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plus ... Ginni Thomas (-:
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[Art Haberland]

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it's a shame when Cavanaugh is considered a "moderate" judge compared to some of his contemporaries.

[John Smith]

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I'm pleasantly surprised. I hope that happens more often going ahead.

[gypsie]

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Did they instruct Alabama to crest another 'black' district?
Precision is key here, what does Alabama actually have to do?

[John Smith]

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We NEED to come up with a universal method to fairly define districts.

[Paul Pless]

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Did they instruct Alabama to crest another 'black' district?

alabama has been instructed to redraw their district lines so that african americans have a reasonable chance to win two of the seven districts