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A new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for Democrats

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3 weeks ago

Demonstrators protest against gerrymandering at a rally at the Supreme Court. | Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Every now and then, a judge hands down a decision that is so ill-advised that it is impossible to read without burying your face in your palm. New York State Judge Jeffrey Pearlman’s opinion in Williams v. Board of Elections of the State of New York is such a case. Pearlman’s opinion is so out of step with the current US Supreme Court’s approach to racial gerrymandering cases — the Court’s Republican majority opposes nearly all laws that are race-c...