Supreme Court rejects appeal in SC redistricting case
Source: Associated Press
The Supreme Court has left intact South Carolina's redrawn state house and congressional maps.
The justices on Monday rejected without comment an appeal from black South Carolina voters who wanted the justices to take another look at the state's new lines for state house and congressional districts.
The high court previously upheld the new lines in a 2012 decision. But opponents asked a lower court to set aside that ruling in light of another recent Supreme Court decision that struck down a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Gerrymandering voting districts to dilute minority votes and guarantee Republican rule is OK with the Roberts Court.
Right-wing, GOP hacks in robes.
samsingh
(17,601 posts)i will support whoever wins the Democratic nomination
MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)That just as important.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)They've been rejecting appeals like crazy. But they did agree to hear the Alabama redistricting case in this session. Also Arizona.
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KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Alabama redistricting: Democrats and black lawmakers contend that Republican leaders in Alabama drew a new legislative map that illegally packed black voters into too few voting districts to limit minority political power. Republicans say they complied with the law by keeping the same number of districts in which black voters could elect candidates of their choice.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/alabama-redistricting-supreme-courts-docket-new-term-begins-monday/
So even if the Black population there triples, same voting outcome: no new Democratic seats in the Statehouse or Congress. GOP power preserved.
This is a no-brainer....Roberts Court sides with Republican leaders in 'Bama.