Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 8, 2023 9:34:48 GMT -5
More news to come. Supreme Court Keeps Voting Rights Act Protections—Strikes Down Redrawn Alabama MapTOPLINE The Supreme Court struck down Alabama’s redrawn congressional map Thursday as being racially discriminatory—with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the court’s liberal justices—affirming a ruling against the state and preserving the Voting Rights Act’s protections against diluting Black residents’ votes despite critics fearing the conservative-leaning court would uphold the map and deal a blow to voting rights. Supreme Court Keeps Voting Rights Act Protections—Strikes Down Redrawn Alabama Map
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Post by busymom on Jun 8, 2023 15:41:03 GMT -5
Wow! They actually got this one right.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 8, 2023 16:39:30 GMT -5
these radical redistrictings have GENERALLY not gone well. hopefully this one will set precedent.
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