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SCOTUS screws over the GOP in Virginia gerrymander case
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:47 PM Author: Vigorous Painfully Honest Masturbator Parlour https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/supreme-court-racial-virginia-gerrymandering-case/index.html
Oh, what a partisan, right-wing SCOTUS! |
Date: June 17th, 2019 12:48 PM Author: Vigorous Painfully Honest Masturbator Parlour Washington (CNN) In a victory for Democrats in Virginia, the Supreme Court held Monday that the Republican-led Virginia House of Delegates did not have the legal right to challenge a lower court opinion that struck several district maps they had drawn as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
This means court-ordered maps that favored Democrats will continue to be used. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for a 5-4 court, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch. Because the Supreme Court dismissed the challenge on standing grounds, justices did not rule if the maps constitute an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
"One House of its bicameral legislature cannot alone continue the litigation against the will of its partners in the legislative process," Ginsburg wrote. "If the State had designated the House to represent its interests, and if the House had in fact carried out that mission, we would agree that the House could stand in for the State. Neither precondition, however, is met here. " This story is breaking and will be updated. |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:50 PM Author: walnut bisexual stead community account It seems like you're mad at Gorsuch for being principled. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400751) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:51 PM Author: ungodly high-end space But he’s not principled, he’s a fascist pig! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400756) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:54 PM Author: fluffy insanely creepy gaping center gop is fucked. they're a minority now. cheating and hoping they don't get caught is the only play they have left (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400768) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:57 PM Author: Buff buck-toothed library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400783) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 1:02 PM Author: fluffy insanely creepy gaping center you know what i posted is correct you just don't like the implications (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400805) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:55 PM Author: Flesh rigpig Because the Supreme Court dismissed the challenge on standing grounds, justices did not rule if the maps constitute an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
CNN was funny this morning about this as the news broke. They had some conlaw professor on, and some "former Federal Attorney" to comment. The conlaw professor was like "SCOTUS sent it back because of the standing issue. They did not rule on the gerrymandering issue at all, and the lower court decision stands." And the "former federal attorney" was like "well it's obvious that Roberts is scared of the court becoming political, and also scared of what ruling on this would do to Republicans. etc etc" and then the conlaw prof was like "no, it was just a standing issue. Procedural only" |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:56 PM Author: ungodly high-end space lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400778) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:57 PM Author: Grizzly excitant candlestick maker Twitter shitlibs are celebrating like crazy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400782) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 12:56 PM Author: fluffy insanely creepy gaping center xo eric holder! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400780) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 1:01 PM Author: splenetic mewling mother shrine Seems like a pretty non-partisan decision, with non-partisan voting blocs.
If you want to view it from a partisan standpoint, it could ultimately help or harm Dems or Repubs, as applied to other legislative houses. |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 1:06 PM Author: Galvanic state yarmulke The opinion is on standing you morons. The dissent is nonsensical. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400817) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 1:24 PM Author: splenetic mewling mother shrine I don't think it's nonsensical on the parts it addresses, but it only addresss half of the majority's argument (unless I'm missing something) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38400855) |
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Date: June 17th, 2019 10:25 PM Author: Galvanic state yarmulke The dissent seems poorly reasoned to me. Strange procedural posture for the case and the appeal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38403268) |
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Date: June 27th, 2019 6:07 AM Author: Odious whorehouse travel guidebook Time will tell. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4284613&forum_id=2#38447483) |