Sonia Sotomayor: “Apparently, the court finds the idea that thousands will suffer violence in farflung locales more palatable than the…”

Equity does not support such an inequitable result.

The reason the district court found intentional discrimination even after affording such deference to the Alabama Legislature is simple: The record is crystal clear.

When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary's duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.

It also corrodes the rule of law by rewarding Alabama’s gamesmanship and outright defiance of court orders.