Supreme Court hands Democrats a win in Virginia racial gerrymander case

Washington 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.

This didn’t age well

Buongiorno USA Dio benedica l’America tutta !!!” Giustizia !!!! Help !!!€

Hey CNN, democracy and fair elections are not partisan.

Is the Coonman happy?GovernorVA will you wear blackface or clan hood? FirstLadyVA will you let the Coonman dance?

The *voters* won.

So the Supreme Court isn’t Republican leaning? This is the difference in today’s politics. Republicans are working for the betterment of the nation, the democrats for illegal immigration, globalization, socialism. If you love America the choice is clear, Vote Republican.

Democrats in Virginia are well-organized and they devote their lives to getting Democrats elected. Pay attention, Republicans.

Good 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 AND I’m a Republican

I fear that they ruled on a technicality by saying the VA House didn't have standing to sue, rather than on the merits of the case. And that they will use this ruling as a means to say they aren't being political when the allow WI and NC to gerrymander at will.

Nice politicizing The Supreme, Criminal News Network.

I guess it's just a victory for Democrats, and not democracy in general.

Actually a win for democracy.

Supreme Court was wrong. It is that simple.

Now that doesn't sound suspicious at all...

They didn’t really hear the case, not comprehending how is this a win.

This is important to voters who may have stayed home thinking..what's the use of trying to vote, it's fixed. I feel more hopeful.

'Supreme Court hands Americans a win'. Fixed it for you👍

Not just Democrats. Everyone who isn't a gerrymandering asshole wins. Perhaps others states can fix their broken representation.

📌Corrx: “...hands democracy a win”

This isn't handed Dems a win, this is handig democracy a win. Gerrymandering needs to be outlawed and all district maps should be independently created. Void of all political interference.

It's not that it 'Hands Democrats a win', it's that it was gerrymandered to give the Republicans a clear win so now it's an even playing field.

Too much winning l, first the double jeopardy case not taken up, now the court ruled gerrymandering maps are upheld.

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