Surprisingly Positive Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision Still Leaves Dangers Ahead - People For the American Way

In a development that few expected, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Allen v Milligan (formerly Merrill v. Milligan) this week that upheld a lower court ruling that an Alabama redistricting plan was likely invalid because it harmed Black voters’ rights under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The decision, written by Chief Justice Roberts, squarely rejected arguments that tried to weaken or overturn past precedent protecting voting rights. Nevertheless, the ruling’s limitations and the vociferous dissents of far-right justices suggest that dangers for voting rights...