Supreme Court unanimously rules that NC racially gerrymandered

[hurtinbuckaroo]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...4d09ff5a4a8_story.html?utm_term=.7ebb9f2c9b43

I didn't think I'd live to see the day that Clarence Thomas voted that race was the basis for anything, but there it is. What's even more remarkable is that the justices voted 5-3 that a second district was also racially drawn, and Thomas was the swing vote.

Or maybe this is just a dream.

 

[starwater]

Well what a surprise that is. North Carolina really has had it's own troubles with their arrogance and thumb nosing at LGBT. Getting their competence.

 

[repoman]

very competence indeed

but seriously, I haven't read the article yet but my guess is that someone was dumb enough to leave a trail as to the racial intention. Rather, since blacks vote democrat to gerrymander against blacks as a proxy for dem voters.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

very competence indeed

but seriously, I haven't read the article yet but my guess is that someone was dumb enough to leave a trail as to the racial intention. Rather, since blacks vote democrat to gerrymander against blacks as a proxy for dem voters.

If NC's botched attempt at voter restrictions is any indication, they probably documented their strategy and then published it in their legislative record.

 

[fromderinside]

Uh , the court ruled against NC on a 5-3 vote.
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 5-3 Vote Affirms NC Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Thomas in Majority and Roberts in Dissent http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92675

It might have seemed unanimous since Thomas voted with majority.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

Uh , the court ruled against NC on a 5-3 vote.
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 5-3 Vote Affirms NC Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Thomas in Majority and Roberts in Dissent http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92675

It might have seemed unanimous since Thomas voted with majority.

If you read the article, you'll see that they had a separate vote for each of the two districts, and one was unanimous: "They were unanimous in rejecting one of the districts and split 5 to 3 on the other". That's also what my OP stated.