A Win for Multiracial Democracy
Strict Scrutiny
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The Court Rejects Race Conscious Approaches to Redistricting
The court did a lot of work by saying what not to do and by rejecting a number of the arguments that the state of Alabama put forth very specious arguments. Chief Justice Roberts said quite clearly that you need a race conscious approach to or race neutral approach, I should say, to redistricting. The court really rejected the reliance on simulations, which is very important as we move forward in thinking about redistricting other areas.
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