Court Ruling on Alabama Map Deepens Criticisms of Supreme Court Legitimacy
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The piece argues that the Supreme Court’s decision allowing Alabama’s racially discriminatory congressional map—through Callais and Allen v. Milligan—undermines the Voting Rights Act and 14th Amendment protections, expands a partisan standard, and signals a legitimacy crisis for the Court by impacting election administration and civil rights gains.
Topics:nationpolitics#allen-v-milligan#callais#politics#redistricting#supreme-court#voting-rights-act
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- The Supreme Court Doesn’t Care About Voting Anymore Bloomberg.com
- Supreme Court's Alabama redistricting decision could encourage more chaos, experts warn NPR
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