Supreme Court lets GOP-drawn Alabama congressional map stay in place

[AZProgressive]

Source: CNN

(CNN)The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed a congressional map drawn by Alabama Republicans to remain in place Monday, freezing a lower court ruling that said the map likely violates the Voting Rights Act.

The lower court had ordered a new map to be drawn, which could have led to Democrats gaining another seat in the House in the fall.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissent.

The justices also said they would hear arguments over the map, adding another potentially explosive issue -- concerning the scope of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act -- to the court's docket.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/politics/supreme-court-alabama/index.html?utm_source=twCNNp&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2022-02-07T22%3A29%3A27

[C Moon]

1. And so it begins.

[Casady1]

2. Hey Robert's

happy you overturned the voting right act now?

[lagomorph777]

33. Yes, he's still happy about that. Now he can pretend to be pro-voter without actually helping.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Arggh

Link to tweet

[JohnSJ]

14. f**ker is waiting until it is to the rethuglicans advantage to rule the other way

[rso]

4. Roberts

Nice to see that you’re voting with us now, but it’s too little, too late.

[Rebl2]

9. Got that right

[Calista241]

24. He's not technically voting with 'us.' He just voted to not grant the stay.

But basically he promised to take a look at it next term (after the 22 election cycle). He's objection was more around the lower court did their job and followed proper procedure, so the SC shouldn't interfere at this time.

[NullTuples]

29. He's got his legacy to worry about. This way he's not to blame for anything.

[Ford_Prefect]

5. Activist Court Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So much for established and settled law, legal precedent, learned analysis, or Congressional intention.

God Damn and burn to the ground The Federalist Society and all those who fund it. Please can you do the same with their recommended appointees too?

[RKP5637]

8. SCOTUS is a joke!!! n/t

[LenaBaby61]

20. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[SouthernDem4ever]

23. It became a joke when it decided the 2000 election.

They have no cred since then in my book.

[JudyM]

28. This right here. Transparently partisan.

[RKP5637]

32. Exactly!!!!!! n/t

[samsingh]

31. i trust court's in third world countries more than the US supreme court - they are an absolute joke

and disgrace to justice

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Inconsistent SCOTUS

Sometimes they rule on state maps, sometimes not, NC PA AL. Law is becoming a crap shoot.

[Calista241]

26. Those states will probably appeal their ruling, and will have the same stay applied.

[moose65]

27. The difference....

The difference, in NC at least, is that the maps violate the state constitution, so the state Supreme Court ruled on it. The US Supreme Court doesn’t take cases like that, that lack a federal question. These Alabama maps were said to violate the federal voting rights act, so SCOTUS ruled on that.

[RKP5637]

7. I guess they want all hail to the trump cult, 2024. n/t

[TheRickles]

10. At least they haven't ruled on the merits of the case. Yet.

[maxrandb]

17. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, bwaaaaaaaaah

The fascist 6 knew how they were going to rule the second the map was drawn.

And it IS 6 fascists! Roberts is the Susan Collins of Mitt Romneys.

Always counted on to do the right thing WHEN IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER!

[TheRickles]

22. "The Susan Collins of Mitt Romneys" - that is excellent!

[dem4decades]

11. Dead Democracy Walking. it's dead and we're acting as if it's still alive.

[JohnSJ]

12. Is anyone surprised by this? The damage that was done to the country in 2016 will be following us

for decades.

That is why I despise people like Susan Sarandon, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Briahana Joy Gray, Cornell West, etc., because they KNEW better

[LenaBaby61]

21. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[crickets]

25. Don't forget Comey. He made sure to do his part. nt

[Raster]

30. Ah, Jim Comey*... and now "suggesting" that Biden may want to consider pardoning tRump...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-comey-says-biden-should-consider-pardoning-trump

He's certainly been a useful little rethuglican tool.

[barbaraann]

13. Is that a signal to every GOP-controlled state that any anti-democracy gerrymander will stand?

Gulp.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

19. Time to change the law in California to allow gerrymandering

is it too late for the 2022 midterms?

[FBaggins]

15. For now

It isn't a final ruling on the merits. It just kept the district court from messing with the upcoming filing deadline and primaries.


The lower court had ordered a new map to be drawn, which could have led to Democrats gaining another seat in the House in the fall.

It might have... but it could also have been a disaster that resulted in all seven seats going republican. Sewell's district is D+29 under the new maps. The surrounding districts at R+65, R+36, R+34, and R+32. It might be possible to make all of the districts more competitive, including two with substantial POC populations, but have them all go red in November.

[ancianita]

16. Did we have representation - say, Marc Elias - arguing against the Merrill injunction to the court?

[walkingman]

18. When I see this I immediately think of that brain-dead Clarence Thomas and

another example of the legacy of the Bush family.