November 12, 2014

After Gutting the Voting Rights Act, Alabama Cites It As an Excuse for Racial Gerrymandering

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/alabama-supreme-court-racial-gerrymandering
"Last year, the state's Shelby County persuaded the US Supreme Court to find unconstitutional part of the Voting Rights Act that required certain states with histories of discriminatory election laws to get permission from the federal government before changing their voting practices. On Wednesday, Alabama will argue before the court that the same provision it helped decimate compelled lawmakers to racially gerrymander the entire state."