Justice Robin Hudson wrote in the state supreme court's majority opinion, which blocked the use of the gerrymandered maps. The review was granted on June 30 with the case to be heard in the Supreme Court session this October. "And it would do so at a time when voting rights are under attack, including at the Supreme Court itself." Conservative Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito have all endorsed versions of the legal theory in previous court opinions. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case "a judicial coup in progress."

Source: The North Africa Journal July 03, 2022 12:48 UTC