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What's this?

Never mind: It was a ruling on a stay pending full review next term. While

sucky, it may only affect the 2022 election season. (For the reasons the dissenters stated, it shouldn't have been stayed, but at least there's no ruling on the merits yet.)

(In response to this post by southdenverhoo)

Posted: 02/07/2022 at 6:39PM

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SC rules 5-4 that racial gerrymandering in Alabama is A-OK -- Hoo TV 02/07/2022 5:50PM

Could one of you crybabies spell out exactly what has you guys triggered -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 8:01PM

Perhaps you should read what both Roberts (who wrote the Shelby decision) -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 8:09PM

How is block voter power diluted exactly? -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 8:23PM

Dude, read about the case. Alabama's black population grew relative to the -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 8:28PM

Thy should be happy to get one district :) ** -- Zhoo 02/07/2022 11:26PM

What exactly are you calling for? -- Faz d. Hoo 02/07/2022 11:26PM

I'd be calling for, like the district court and the appeals court actually -- Seattle .Hoo 02/08/2022 12:06AM

But what lines? If Black representation is your desired outcome, it will -- Faz d. Hoo 02/08/2022 08:07AM

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"District Court properly applied existing law in an extensive opinion -- DanTheFan 02/07/2022 6:41PM

Them crackers be crackin and packin? ** -- Hokieesith 02/07/2022 6:39PM

Sux because it sends a message -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 6:27PM

How in the hell does a map discriminate? -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 7:37PM

Oh but this case isn't about race. It's just about Democrats complaining. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 7:34PM

It has nothing to do with race it has to do winning -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 8:07PM

That's complete bullshit, as the lower courts ruled in meticulous fashion. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 8:10PM

Not meticulous enough -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 8:18PM

I absolutely do. Black voters make up 27% of the vote in Alabama. They drew -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 8:21PM

Roberts is smart enough to have seen this coming. The entire country did, -- 81_Hokie 02/07/2022 7:31PM

Yes and he was the "originalist" who wrote Shelby. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 7:36PM

I have to say this one catches ol cynical sdh by surprise. I never would've -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 6:27PM

Never mind: It was a ruling on a stay pending full review next term. While -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 6:39PM

They kind of did the same thing with that fucked Texas SB8, right? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 7:14PM

Basically yes ** -- 111Balz 02/08/2022 07:38AM

TBF, they've agreed to hear arguments over the map, "adding another -- Hoo TV 02/07/2022 6:35PM

Get ready for a lot of awful rulings for the next few decades ** -- WahooMatt05 02/07/2022 6:22PM

5 fucking Neanderthals, 3 of them appointed by Trump. -- SixerHoo 02/07/2022 6:29PM

Especially that Clarence Thomas - he's really a Neanderthal, amirite?!?!? ** -- ResistHoo 02/07/2022 6:55PM

Your point? ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 6:56PM

It’s on the top of his head. ** -- SixerHoo 02/07/2022 6:59PM

Buh how is Clarence Thomas being a Neanderthal relevant to ur life?!? ** -- ResistHoo 02/07/2022 7:32PM

Why did you specify him? ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 7:43PM

Just seeing who you thought were Neanderthals, HoodRatB. ** -- ResistHoo 02/07/2022 7:44PM

You are indeed right for a change. ** -- SixerHoo 02/07/2022 6:56PM

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And they continue to pretend that GOPers are a party of democracy. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 7:33PM

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Effin' Mitch the Bitch ** -- TomGlansAski 02/07/2022 6:16PM

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He's going someplace very hot when he leaves this earth. -- TomGlansAski 02/07/2022 6:28PM

Roberts, care to rethink your Shelby decision? -- WahooMatt05 02/07/2022 6:13PM

Do what, redraw election likes like is required of them? ** -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 8:03PM

“… the conditions that originally justified (the Voting Rights Act) -- WaxHoo 02/07/2022 6:26PM

Do you think Virginia should be subjected to the VRA constraints? ** -- 221 Dabney 02/07/2022 10:58PM

Why not? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/08/2022 12:09AM

To Seattle .Hoo & WaxHoo - in my opinion, subjecting a person, or entity -- 221 Dabney 02/08/2022 12:04PM

Dunno. Why shouldn’t they ** -- WaxHoo 02/07/2022 11:08PM

It's all better now. Racism has been relegated to the dustbin of history ** -- Hoo TV 02/07/2022 6:30PM

Racism almost exclusively affects white folks these days ** -- Beerman 02/07/2022 8:51PM

No, it's originalism. Blacks weren't represented in 1789 either. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 7:13PM

Curious how blacks are not represented by their congressional representativ -- TomKazanski 02/07/2022 7:23PM

You really are willfully ignorant aren't you? Racist to boot. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/07/2022 7:27PM

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Gotta keep them darkies in their place, right? ** -- SixerHoo 02/07/2022 5:53PM

RWMF justices engaged in partisan hackery. Not political hacks, not at all** -- WaxHoo 02/07/2022 5:51PM

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