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It was not a gimme panel by any stretch of the imagination? then you have the supreme court coming in what should be a fairly differential standard and they instead said that we will force alabama voters to live under this map while we sort this out. when you contrast that with what's some of the state courts and it is and the state courts have found a way, most fundamentally, to protect the right to vote. because the courts are there for a reason. and when people's fundamental rights are trampled on, of course they are there to be a check against legislatures and against executive branch acti...

Worked out with republicans in the legislature in kansas. we are watching to see what the state house doesn't i can promise that the state of kansas -- if the republican legislature override this veto and passes a blatantly unconstitutional map, they are going to be sued. and they will lose. >> okay. so in the case of alabama, janai, scotus has lifted the injunction. the map can go forward. but what happens now? >> well, in this case, justice delayed is justice denied for black voters when it comes to this upcoming primary season. and the general elections. but the fight is far from over. we w...

Gentlemen, i'm glad you're here. i was a voting attorney in the civil rights division of doj. and i can't believe we're finding ourselves time and time again in a world that feels a lot more like 1964 than 2022. i want to begin with you, rick. people have heard the news, they've heard about what gerrymandering is, with the alabama map. help us go deeper and contextualize why this is being looked at on a shadow document, for example. what do you say, rick? >> back in 2013, the supreme court killed a key part of the voting rights act, section 5, that would have required alabama to go to the depa...

Let me begin with you, rick, here on this point because i want you to help people understand. people have heard the news. they've heard about what gerrymandering is and the alabama map. help us to contextualize why this is so significant that this is even being looked at on a shadow docket, for example? what do you say, rick? >> well, you know, the first thing to note is back in 2013, the supreme court killed a key part of the voting rights act called section 5 that would have required alabama to go to the department of justice and show that their map wouldn't make minority voters worse off. t...

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