The Lack of a Standard of Review in Shelby County

The court is not interested even a small amount in whether Congress is exceeding its power under the 15th Amendment. What they are aware of is that protections for minority voters hurt Republicans and that is bad for Republicans. They would like to get rid of those protections. It genuinely doesn't go farther than that. And if you try to ascribe to them some sort of higher purpose, you will inevitably get lost because it doesn't really make sense unless you understand what they're doing here. The reason the majority opinion isn't interested in investigating the nuance of which jurisdictions should still be covered is because they have identified the opportunity to allow Republicans across the country to acquire more power by disenfranchising minorities. Period