Alabama Secretary Of State Appeals Redistricting Case to U.S. Supreme Court
One AmericaAPR 2 2023
The conservative Supreme Court actually did something positive and stood up to Alabama’s assault on voting rights – again. SCOTUS already upheld lower court decisions that require Alabama to give fair representation to its Black citizens, but the state’s Republicans did everything they could to ignore the decision and disenfranchise Black voters. The court’s decision is a great victory for democracy and equality, and brings some light to a region that has been plagued with discrimination and voter suppression.
This decision to enforce racial quotas in congressional redistricting defies prior decisions by the court’s very same justices and only reinforces the idea that race is the most important part of a citizen’s identity. While it's unsurprising that the court’s liberal wing rules in favor of any decision that gives more power to the Democratic party, it is very surprising to see level-headed Justices like Roberts and Kavanaugh completely disregard their judicial philosophy.