They had the case before The Supreme Court that could gut what’s left of the Voting Rights Act.
Justice Brown Jackson dove right in.
More KBJ: The 14th Amendment "was drafted to give a constitutional foundation for a piece of legislation" that used "race-conscious" remedies to make Freedman equal to white citizens. So how could the Voting Rights Act's race-conscious remedies possibly be unconstitutional? pic.twitter.com/JWF4g0me0f
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 4, 2022
Justice Sotomayor, gloves off: "Justice Alito gave the game away … The point that he's making turns Section 2 [of the VRA] on its head because there's no such thing as racial neutrality in Sec. 2. It's explicitly saying that a protected group must be given equal participation." pic.twitter.com/HQO3teNyon
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/bats_johnny/status/1577628607484149761?s=19
Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill broke the case down for the non-lawyers.
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1577302023455870976?s=19
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1577303239569154049?s=19
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1577304973498789889?s=19
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1577308787072966656?s=19
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1577312883486105608?s=19
The entire thread was fabulous.
It destroys their narrative that race conscious programs and laws make whites into victims. They've clung to a totally a-historic fantasy to justify refusing to remedy racism. This infuriates the Alitos, Roberts, etc.
— Jennifer Truth Over Phony Balance Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) October 4, 2022
Anyone wondering if it would take time for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to settle into a new job, the last few days should dispel any question. Her intelligence, preparation, and fearlessness are on full display. The Court has a formidable new presence. She’s not messing around.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) October 4, 2022
Sotomayor is asking why Alabama never splits up majority white districts, but always splits up majority black districts.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) October 4, 2022
Eviscerating the Voting Rights Act has been a cottage industry for Roberts, since his insipid conclusion in Shelby County that discrimination against black voting in the south was a thing of the past. Those who inveigh against "judicial activism" do just that against the VRA.
— Michael B Lehrhoff (@mblehrhoff) October 4, 2022
Justice Jackson just asked a question that no honest originalist could possibly answer the way the challengers to using race to comply with the Voting Rights Act are answering it. Her use of the 14th Amendment’s history was irrefutable without perverting its original meaning.
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) October 4, 2022
If you don’t think this SCOTUS majority will kill the Voting Rights Act, return colleges to pre-1960s demographics and solicit cases allowing them to pull a Dobbs on the right to contraception, LGBTQ access to public accommodations and same sex marriage you’re kidding yourself.
— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) October 4, 2022
And the MSM😠😠😠
A major challenge to the Voting Rights Act – with signs that SCOTUS may upend it – and not only does the Times deem it unworthy of front page coverage, it doesn’t get to it until page A18 pic.twitter.com/40UOmPtKHG
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) October 5, 2022
Great coverage. Thank you.
Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) tweeted at 3:18 PM on Wed, Oct 05, 2022:
Today, fascist Ron DeSantis had no choice but to choke up his hate and acknowledge President Biden helping to get Florida whatever socialism disaster relief needed for Florida. It was enjoyable to see him struggle to spit out the words although hearing his voice made me sick.
(https://twitter.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1577755043440140288?s=02)
Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) tweeted at 7:21 AM on Wed, Oct 05, 2022:
Floridians now discovering post Ian they do not have insurance they thought they bought. The insurance crisis in Fl was supposed to be addressed in a special session that was hijacked by DeSantis to attack gay kids and Disney. VOTE FOR @CharlieCrist
https://t.co/7cbZO9nZTg
(https://twitter.com/fred_guttenberg/status/1577635204818255872?s=02)
Pema Levy (@pemalevy) tweeted at 10:08 AM on Tue, Oct 04, 2022:
Justice Jackson just took everyone to school on the 14th Amendment, explaining that its purpose was to ensure equality for people treated less equally than white people. It’s not lost that the originalists forget to apply originalism to the 14th Amendment.
(https://twitter.com/pemalevy/status/1577314765306843137?s=02)
Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) tweeted at 8:30 AM on Wed, Oct 05, 2022:
Ron DeSantis is saying his opponents are politicizing the hurricane while he’s now calling the State’s Hurricane Relief Fund established in 2004 the Casey DeSantis Disaster Fund.
(https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/status/1577652565155667968?s=02)
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The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) tweeted at 8:05 PM on Tue, Oct 04, 2022:
A group in Wisconsin claims President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loans violates federal law by intentionally seeking to narrow the racial wealth gap and help Black borrowers. https://t.co/k7KZOSWRID
(https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1577464878113103877?s=02)
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