The Rocketeer
Unclear and Present Danger
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The Supreme Court Ruled in Two Cases That Could Eventually Change the Makeup of State Courts
The Supreme Court ruled in two cases today that elections for judges are covered by the federal voting rights act. The ruling's could affect most parts of the country because 41 states elect at least some of their judges and relatively few blacks and members of other minorities are represented on state courts. This is a good example of how basically Jim Crow voting systems persisted for much longer than I think people realize.
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