Sonia Sotomayor: “It is inconceivable to me today that a decision permitting the detention/arrest of an individual solely on the basis of…”

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

The majority apparently deems it more important to free the Government from paying employees it had no right to fire than to avert these very real harms while the litigation continues.

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

The benefits are immense.