SCOTUS Deepens Voting-Rights Crisis With Alabama Map Ruling
TL;DR
An unsigned Supreme Court order handed Alabama a sweeping victory by reinstating a long-disputed 2023 map that heavily dilutes Black voters, expanding a Callais-like standard into constitutional voting-rights rules, and eroding a key remedy against racial gerrymandering; dissenters warn the move invites chaos in elections, undermines democratic norms, and signals that minority rights in redistricting can be sacrificed for partisan ends.
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- The Supreme Court Just Transformed Its Horrible Voting Rights Ruling Into Something More Calamitous Slate Magazine
- Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama The New York Times
- Supreme Court greenlights Alabama’s racial gerrymander, signaling free rein for states to discriminate Democracy Docket
- Supreme court approves Alabama map that erases majority-Black district The Guardian
- In Alabama, the Roberts Court hands Republicans yet another shocking gerrymandering win Mother Jones
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