Supreme Court Ruling Could Spell Trouble for Republicans
Posted on AllSides June 8th, 2023
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A conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Republican-led efforts to dilute the influence of Black voters under recently-enacted Congressional maps in several southern states Thursday, handing Democrats a surprising victory that could help tilt the electoral landscape in their favor ahead of a contentious 2024 election cycle.
In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, a conservative majority led by right-leaning Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh ruled a plan by Alabama Republicans to place the brunt of the state's sizable Black population into just one of its seven Congressional...
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