SCOTUS Ruling Makes Racial Gerrymandering Challenges Harder

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent SCOTUS ruling that complicates challenges to racial gerrymandering.

Wednesday’s opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito with the dissent from the court’s three liberals, will make it much harder for voters of color to challenge redistricting plans that allegedly dilute the political power of minority communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Laura Coates

Topics covered

• SCOTUS ruling
• racial gerrymandering
• redistricting
• voting rights
• political power

Keywords

• SCOTUS
• racial gerrymandering
• redistricting
• voters of color
• political power
• Justice Alito

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Organizations: CNN Podcasts

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