Journalist NicholsUprising called a new order on Wisconsin voting maps 'a stunning decision that confirms just how extreme the U.S. Supreme Court's majority has become.'
Journalist John Nichols called it"a stunning decision that confirms just how extreme the U.S. Supreme Court's majority has become."In a move that shocked progressive political observers, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Wisconsin legislative districts drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and sent the case back to the state's highest court, which previously approve the voting maps.
"It appears to dramatically alter the law of redistricting to make it much harder for states to draw majority-Black districts—all through a cryptic shadow docket ruling.""a stunning decision that confirms just how extreme the U.S. Supreme Court's majority has become.
Nichols noted that in her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor described the majority's ruling as"unprecedented." In his assessment, Nichols said that"it's also wrong."In an emergency posture, the court summarily overturns a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision resolving a conflict over the state's redistricting, a decision rendered after a five-month process involving all interested stakeholders.
"This court's intervention today is not only extraordinary but also unnecessary," Sotomayor added."The Wisconsin Supreme Court rightly preserved the possibility that an appropriate plaintiff could bring an equal protection or VRA challenge in the proper forum. I would allow that process to unfold, rather than further complicating these proceedings with legal confusion through a summary reversal. I respectfully dissent.
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