Commentary: So much for nonpartisan. Republican Supreme Court justices are helping elect Republicans
by Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles Times
Feb 09, 2022
3 minutes
It is hard to understand the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday to reinstate a congressional district map drawn by the Alabama Legislature as anything other than an effort by the conservative justices to help Republicans in the midterms.
In a 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the three liberal justices in dissent, the court ignored basic principles of law and essentially gave the Republicans another House seat.
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