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Sonia Sotomayor scorches Supreme Court colleagues in scathing dissent: 'Wrong twice over'
- Sotomayor accuses the Court majority of ignoring the lower court's discriminatory-intent finding in Alabama's map case.
- The dissent states the majority chose chaos over democracy by not grappling with key facts of the case.
- Sotomayor argues the majority misinterpreted Callais and failed to address race-related implications of gerrymandering.
- The dissent contends the Court ignored democratic values and the rule of law.
- Sotomayor was joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in the dissent.
- The case centers on Alabama's congressional map and alleged racial discrimination in voting power.
- The dissent claims the majority did not engage with the lower court’s findings on discrimination.
- The dissent emphasizes the record is crystal clear about discriminatory intent.
- The opinion criticizes the Court for misreading prior rulings like Louisiana v. Callais.
- The dissent frames the decision as an attack on democratic processes and legal standards.
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