The Supreme Court's second decision is Alexander v. SC NAACP. By a 6–3 vote, the majority REVERSES a district court decision that had struck down a South Carolina congressional district as a racial gerrymander. Alito writes; all three liberals dissent. https://t.co/fAuM8lG7Gu
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 23, 2024
In dissent, Justice Kagan writes that Alito has effectively transformed his earlier dissent in Cooper v. Harris into the law now, making it nearly impossible for federal courts to strike down racist gerrymanders. https://t.co/fAuM8lG7Gu pic.twitter.com/iwqUbFrddk
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 23, 2024
