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Justice Thomas Exits the Political Thicket

Document Type

Blog Posting

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

2024

Publication Title

Election Law Blog

Abstract

The wait for Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP is finally over. Nearly five months after the parties asked for the case to be resolved, the Court has issued a decision in its first-ever Shaw case challenging a majority-white district, and as others chronicled on this blog, Justice Alito’s majority opinion will make it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to bring Shaw challenges. But we also have an inkling of why the case took so long.

Keywords

Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP, Supreme Court

Publication Citation

Travis Crum, Justice Thomas Exits the Political Thicket, Election Law Blog (May 23, 2024), https://electionlawblog.org/?p=143259

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