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fromSCSJ
3 days agoSouthern Communities Unite Against Attempts to Undermine Black and Brown Political Power
Southern states are rapidly dismantling majority-Black congressional districts after a Supreme Court Voting Rights Act decision, facing mass resistance from voting rights groups and communities.
SF politics
fromIntelligencer
8 hours agoThis Big Idea Could Fix America's Gerrymandering Madness
The Supreme Court decision weakened Voting Rights Act protections and enabled aggressive partisan gerrymandering, likely triggering a recurring gerrymandering arms race that will reduce minority representation.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
2 days agoSCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act Puts a Third of Black Caucus Seats at Risk of Being Drawn Out of Existence
Up to 19 Congressional Black Caucus House members face potential seat loss after a Supreme Court ruling weakens Voting Rights Act enforcement and enables redistricting.
Social justice
fromSCSJ
3 days agoSouthern Communities Unite Against Attempts to Undermine Black and Brown Political Power
Southern states are rapidly dismantling majority-Black congressional districts after a Supreme Court Voting Rights Act decision, facing mass resistance from voting rights groups and communities.
#redistricting
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days agoDem Leader Slams Trump Allies in Blistering Slavery-Themed Rant at Press Conference
Republican redistricting actions after a Supreme Court ruling threaten majority-Black districts, prompting Jeffries to claim Democrats will keep fighting to protect voting rights.
#voting-rights
US politics
fromAbove the Law
4 days agoJohn Roberts Thinks Alabama Maps He Decided Were Too Racist Magically Aren't So Racist Anymore! - Above the Law
Alabama’s congressional map was blocked for racism, then later allowed again, with the Supreme Court citing Louisiana v. Callais and politics as the shift.
Social justice
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week agoOpinion | The Voting Rights Act Changed America. Now, It Can Change.
The Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling prohibits intentional creation of majority-Black districts while permitting districts that prevent Black representation if justified by political rather than racial considerations, effectively undermining voting rights protections.
fromEsquire
4 days agoSo the Supreme Court Is Just Letting the Republicans Get Away with Unfair Districts, Huh
The extensive record in these cases supports the District Court's conclusion that plaintiffs' [Section 2] claim was likely to succeed under Gingles. As to the first Gingles precondition, the District Court correctly found that black voters could constitute a majority in a second district that was "reasonably configured." The plaintiffs adduced eleven illustrative districting maps that Alabama could enact, at least one of which contained two majority-black districts that comported with traditional districting criteria.
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#shadow-docket
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fromAbove the Law
5 days agoJohn Oliver Spends More Time Explaining The Shadow Docket Than Supreme Court Does On Its Rulings - Above the Law
The Supreme Court’s shadow docket enables policy outcomes through emergency orders with minimal explanation, and the conservative majority both uses it more and criticizes scrutiny.
Right-wing politics
fromFortune
1 week agoJohn Roberts insists, despite all evidence to contrary, Supreme Court is 'simply not part of the political process' | Fortune
Supreme Court justices base decisions on the Constitution and law, not politics, and criticism should target rulings rather than personal attacks.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week agoDavid French on MS NOW: SCOTUS Would Stop Trump Third Term
I have one billion percent confidence that if the Supreme Court received some sort of petition or some sort, had to issue some sort of ruling around eligibility, I have one billion percent confidence they would apply the plain language of the Constitution and block Trump from eligibility to be president again.
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