Disgusting
They might as well be employees of the Republican party.
I figured the Supreme Court's Alexander would be bad. But it's so much worse than I expected. Alito loaded his majority opinion with traps to make it nearly impossible for any plaintiff to prove racial gerrymandering in court. A full-on gutting of the equal protection clause. https://t.co/KxnZVh14TC
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 23, 2024
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's congressional map, reversing a lower court decision that struck down the map for racial gerrymandering.
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) May 23, 2024
The Court also makes it harder to fight against future racial gerrymandering. More to come:Â https://t.co/jjfns4cvii pic.twitter.com/ZdpiQUcpun
Justice Kagan dissenting in the South Carolina gerrymandering case:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 23, 2024
"The majority's attempt to explain its contrary result fails at every turn. The majority picks and chooses evidence to its liking; ignores or minimizes less convenient proof; disdains the panel's judgments about…
Breaking: Supreme Court 6-3 decision by Alito (!) upholds South Carolina congressional district that lower court called "stark racial gerrymander"
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) May 23, 2024
Another example of how undemocratic SCOTUS making political system less democratic & rigging it for GOPhttps://t.co/Az2EEONbCc
Justice Thomas' opinion in Alexander calls on the Supreme Court to overturn the entire line of redistricting precedents, including Baker v. Carr, that established the principle of "one person, one vote." He argues that federal courts never have authority to redraw districts.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 23, 2024
Sad! 