Sonia Sotomayor: “So long as people of good will are participating in the process and attempting to be balanced in their approach, then…”

Down one lies an orderly election, held under a tried-and-tested congressional map that protects Black Alabamians’ right to vote.

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

More people will turn back and be subjected to violence because of something they cannot or should not have to change about themselves, such as their race, religion, nationality, or political opinion.

The consequences of today’s decision are predictable. More people will die.