Geee Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 The Supreme Court has ruled against the Virginia House of Delegates in a racial gerrymandering case that represents a victory for Democrats in the state. In the 5-4 ruling, the justices found that the House didn't have the standing to appeal a lower court ruling that found that the new district maps must be used ahead of the 2020 election. Those new maps are already in use. Democrats claimed that the districts were unlawful because they featured too many black voters, and diminished their power across the state and in other districts. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion, and was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Neil Gorsuch. Justices Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer and Brett Kavanaugh dissented. Virginia Democrats had challenged the 11 districts for the state’s House of Delegates, which were drawn after the 2010 census and each have a population with at least 55 percent black residents of voting age. The Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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