US Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps
The decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities.
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"to engage in the very race-based discrimination that the Constitution forbids"
— Justice Samuel Alito , Politician
"The court's decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity."
— Justice Elena Kagan , Politician
"The color of one's skin should not dictate which congressional district you belong in."
— Abigail Jackson , Executive
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Abigail Jackson is a spokesperson for the White House.
Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Samuel Alito is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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The decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities.
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