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JACKSON, MS—Concluding that the lightless, indestructible structure did not breach the state’s constitution, the Mississippi Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision Thursday upholding a congressional map that sealed Black voters into an impenetrable cube. “This court’s judgement finds that there is no state or federal…
‘This thinly-veiled state takeover is intended to strip power, voice and resources’ from Black voters, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke says.
The two laws ‘represent a disturbing regression, rolling back decades of progress,’ says former AG Eric Holder.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The fate of Wisconsin’s state supreme court will be decided next month.— About two-thirds of the states will have supreme court elections next year.— Key states with supreme court elections to watch in 2024 include Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, and Ohio.
Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, calls proposed law ‘some of the most oppressive legislation in our city’s history’