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Major decision in a very closely watched case centering around alabamas congressional district map. in a surprise decision, the court ruled in favor of black voters who say the state could have drawn another black majority district. with us now to talk about this, nbc news julia ainsley outside the u.s. supreme court, and nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett, and eddie glod, professor at princeton university and msnbc political analyst. how did the court rule in this case, specifica...

Reach further than intended. were hopeful that whatever the outcome is that alabamas more extreme arguments didnt seem to take much hold before the court. >> do you think, by the way, that there is a way for the court to do that, to simply narrowly deal with alabamas map and not address the voting rights act? >> i think just as justice kagan pointed out, this is a traditional slam dunk voting rights act case. whats happening in this case is plaintiffs presented alternative maps to show it was po...

That would require states with a history of racial discrimination to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. then last year, the supreme court ruled in another case making it harder for minority groups to use section 2 of the voting rights act to challenge voting laws. today, the supreme court took another swipe at the voting rights act with the supreme court one that centers on whether alabamas that practice discriminates on the basis of race, black people make up more...

Signed off... its a thing we sometimes gloss over when we talk about american politics, but youre quite keen on this. it happens in both states, but you always say when we come to election periods, look out for who controls the state because it matters to districts. heres what it means to texas youll see that the reddest states are the areas of the areas see that the reddest states are the areas of the state that voted for trump by the greatest margin, and in the areas in blue, those are the... ...

He has had his way and he absolutely should not have his way. there is legislation about expanding the court and theres such an uproar about it and expressions of opposition and should not happen, but let me just say this. i am needing, in my position, one as a minority, as a woman, as someone who needs the right to choose and also someone who has a minority majority district under the voting rights act, the supreme court has been a lifeline for people who are vulnerable. it is outrageous that o...

Politico saying they have to be more careful. im wondering how you respond, congressman. >> i represent the only asian majority district in the continental united states. and its the heart of silicon valley. what i say is we do want to have cultural exchange, scientific exchance. we should not shun that kind of activity. i want us to lead in technology, ai, and but they not have over the top rhetoric in china. >> what are the chances it gets through the house? >> very, very high. the chair of th...

Rank-and-file is exactly there ready to cast the votes. >> do think the deal to be worked out mexico, the national guard, the fact the asylum cases and people are waiting to wait mexico, they bow and some cases to help people find jobs in mexico. to think that will help? >> undeniably it will help. this is a step in the right direction. were talking about an entire percentage point of the honduran, guatemalan, el salvador migrating into mexico and the united states of america. all the while i re...

Left, we will vote the same way, as liberal as him. what you see here, this is true as we saw with ocasio-cortez, this is a demographic shift. once upon a time the district was represented by someone with an irish last name. these neighborhoods in city areas, demographic patterns change and he thought he could hold out indefinitely, no longer majority district, but when identity politics come for you they come for you. shannon: this is the fourth major house incumbent, according to our senior ca...

Are seeing right now with the tea party push. so here you have an ideological group in a political party that desilds to challenge its leaders, challenge its leadership, and to me that doesnt look like precisely the model that we would want to be following. in fact, there may be an inside strategy. i wonder if this new group of african-american politicians coming through with a very different set of practices, having been educated in primarily white institutions, not necessarily coming from a ci...