The #SupremeCourt upheld a #SouthCarolina congressional map, easing #Republican #racialgerrymandering. The 6-3 decision, authored by Justice #SamuelAlito, dismissed prior findings of racial bias due to insufficient evidence. This ruling, criticized by Justice #ElenaKagan, raises the proof bar for gerrymandering cases, potentially weakening #VotingRights for minorities and reinforcing GOP electoral advantages.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/the-supreme-court-just-made-it-easier-for-republicans-to-get-away-with-racial-gerrymandering/

As per #DemocracyDocket

#BREAKING

#Michigan must redraw its legislative maps, the U.S. #SupremeCourt rules. A lower court struck down the districts for ##RacialGerrymandering . While the state appeals the lower court's decision, it must draw new maps in the meantime.

I can’t imagine why SCOTUS justices would find affirmative action for people of color “unconstitutional.” It’s been “constitutional” for Whites for well over two centuries.
#slavery #racism #segregation #discrimination #disenfranchisement #JimCrowLaws #RedLining #VoterIntimidation #VoterSuppression #RacialGerrymandering #LiteracyTests #AffirmativeAction

Revealed: Mississippi bill would carve out separate judicial district for 80% of white residents in majority-Black city

#Mississippi #MS #GOP #Gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2023/feb/15/mississippi-jackson-judicial-district-unelected-judges-prosecutors