BREAKING AT SCOTUS: in a blow to voting rights, justices vote 5-4 to PERMIT Alabama to use a gerrymandered congressional map that dilutes voting influence of African Americans. A major victory for Republicans.— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) February 7, 2022
Chief Justice Roberts dissents, along with the three liberal justices.
Justice Kagan ends her dissent, joined by Breyer and Sotomayor, reiterating themes she has voiced before: the illegitimacy of resolving such crucial questions on the shadow docket, and the anti-democratic results of permitting racial gerrymanders.
