Supreme Court takes on racial gerrymander claim in Virginia

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The Supreme Court will delve into the issue of racial gerrymandering Monday when the justices review a lower court opinion that struck down Virginia district maps as a violation of the Constitution.

At issue are 11 maps drawn by the House of Delegates in 2011 that were successfully challenged by registered voters in each district.

"The Equal Protection Clause ensures that states do not engage in the offensive and demeaning assumption that voters of a particular race, because of their race, think alike, share the same political interests, and will prefer the same candidates at the polls," a panel of federal judges ruled last June.

The case -- which has been tangled in the courts for years -- comes on the eve of the next census, after which new maps will be drawn. As such, the justices' ultimate opinion won't have a lasting impact on the current maps but it could influence how states draw maps in the future.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-takes-on-racial-gerrymander-claim-in-virginia/ar-BBUUxNC?li=BBnbcA1

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1. 4 to 4

with Roberts continuing to erode minority voter rights, or doing the right thing.
My hopes are not high.

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2. expect it to be his Dred Scott claim to infamy

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3. his throwing out the voters right act

is already close.

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4. imagine

Imagine if we treated black people's right to vote like we treated white people's right to bear arms. - Michael Harriot