Voting Rights / Lawsuits / Voter Supression / HR1 / S1 / Gerrymander Congressional Districts / Gerrymandering

[Ben-Prime]

Did the AG just call the 6-3 ultra conservative SCOTUS liberal activists?

I mean, in fairness, if any state gets to do so, it's the Reactionary People's Republic of Alabama.

[raison de arizona]

BREAKING: 8th Circuit rules that only DOJ — not private groups and voters — can bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the VRA.

In past 40 years, there have been at least 182 successful Section 2 cases--only 15 were brought solely by DOJ.

8th Circuit Rules Private Plaintiffs Cannot Sue Under Section 2 of Voting Rights Act
Read more here.

https://twitter.com/ElieNYC/status/1726 ... 04585?s=20

Jesus Christ. This is THE WAY the Voting Rights Act works. It’s THE WAY we enforce the 15th freaking amendment.

I think Roberts and Barrett will join the liberals to reverse this when it gets to SCOTUS, but my God, letting Trump judges on the federal bench was a terrible plan.

[raison de arizona]

https://x.com/marceelias/status/1726684 ... 89127?s=20

Reporters: If you are covering the 8th Circuit VRA decision, you need to explain that:
-This only affects AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD.
-The 5th Circuit (MS, LA, TX) decided the opposite last week. https://democracydocket.com/cases/louis ... -robinson/

This a very important case and precision matters.

[raison de arizona]

The two Trump judges in the majority are really thumbing their noses at the Supreme Court right now. SCOTUS’ decision last year in Allen v. Milligan made clear that the Voting Rights Act requires a majority-Black district like this. Now this court claims it’s unconstitutional!

BREAKING: 5th Circuit panel votes 2-1 to strike down Louisiana's new Black majority congressional district as unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Opinion here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/135Tznk ... sp=sharing