Jason Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Supreme Court: Alabama must draw new voting map favorable to Black residents - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The decision was a surprise from a court whose conservative majority had signaled it was suspicious prioritizing race over traditional redistricting techniques. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I'm actually shocked. In a good way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Man, considering how much Roberts DESPISES the VRA, I cannot even begin to imagine the internal anguish he experienced in arriving at this verdict. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 22 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Man, considering how much Roberts DESPISES the VRA, I cannot even begin to imagine the internal anguish he experienced in arriving at this verdict. If he hates the VRA, then why did he rule the way he did here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, marioandsonic said: If he hates the VRA, then why did he rule the way he did here? Trying to get on folks' good side before unleashing some truly ghoulish verdict later on, perhaps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: Trying to get on folks' good side before unleashing some truly ghoulish verdict later on, perhaps? That's certainly Roberts' usual MO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, marioandsonic said: If he hates the VRA, then why did he rule the way he did here? Wade’s characterization isn’t particularly accurate. His actually position is the law is antiquated. That doesn’t mean he thinks all aspects of the VRA no longer apply. He seems to think requiring pre-clearance of voting laws for only certain states is highly problematic, as an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 minute ago, sblfilms said: Wade’s characterization isn’t particularly accurate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Xbob42 said: Trying to get on folks' good side before unleashing some truly ghoulish verdict later on, perhaps? Yeah they toss a token win to liberals every once in a while so they can rescind abortion protections and allow 9 year olds to own assault rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 14 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Yeah they toss a token win to liberals every once in a while so they can rescind abortion protections and allow 9 year olds to own assault rifles. Although that was more when it was a 5-4 court and Roberts was the "swing" vote. He's been less about tossing the occasional optics bone since it's become 6-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Disability community dodged a major bullet today Major Supreme Court Victory for Medicaid Beneficiaries - National Health Law Program HEALTHLAW.ORG Talevski Ruling keeps the courthouse doors open for low-income people and preserves the ability of advocates to litigate on their behalf Washington, DC – Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld the right of Medicaid beneficiaries to seek relief in federal court when their rights are being violated by state officials. Ruling 7 to 2 in Health and Hospital Corporation […] 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Jason said: Although that was more when it was a 5-4 court and Roberts was the "swing" vote. He's been less about tossing the occasional optics bone since it's become 6-3. Maybe his heart grew 3 sizes today, and we're just reaping the benefits before a pulmonary embolism hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order WWW.NBCNEWS.COM House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have been calling state legislators about the map, which could affect control... Alabama is just... ignoring the ruling. This was the next step many have been predicting in the dissolving of US Constitutional authority. Of course it's the GOP making the first move to cheat the system. 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Reputator said: Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order WWW.NBCNEWS.COM House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have been calling state legislators about the map, which could affect control... Alabama is just... ignoring the ruling. This was the next step many have been predicting in the dissolving of US Constitutional authority. Of course it's the GOP making the first move to cheat the system. I can't wait to see the legal gymnastics that Alabama is going to use in court to defend the map when it inevitably ends up there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Quote Plaintiffs can submit objections in the coming weeks under the current court order, and the federal judges will consider them at an Aug. 14 hearing. The court can decide to hire an outside expert to redraw the maps if it agrees that the map is another racial gerrymander. There is this at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Court strikes down Alabama congressional map for diluting the power of Black voters WWW.NBCNEWS.COM The ruling comes after Alabama Republicans created a new congressional map that defied a Supreme Court order. Quote A panel of federal judges on Tuesday struck down a new congressional map created by Alabama Republicans that includes only one majority-Black district, defying a Supreme Court order. “We are disturbed by the evidence that the State delayed remedial proceedings but ultimately did not even nurture the ambition to provide the required remedy,” the three-judge panel wrote in a 217-page order Tuesday. “And we are struck by the extraordinary circumstance we face.” “We are not aware of any other case in which a state legislature — faced with a federal court order declaring that its electoral plan unlawfully dilutes minority votes and requiring a plan that provides an additional opportunity district — responded with a plan that the state concedes does not provide that district,” they added. Quote A special master will be appointed to redraw a "remedial map to ensure that a plan can be implemented as part of an orderly process in advance of elections, where the State was given an opportunity to enact a compliant map but failed to do so," the judges wrote. Of the three judges on the panel that struck down the map, two were appointed by Trump and the other by Reagan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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