jackson, as on the bench. the court decided to continue our practice live streaming the audio of it s hearings, we re getting to hear the justices in arguments. today, we got to hear justice jackson use a favorite tool of conservatives, the judicial approach called originalism, against them. originalism is the idea we should interpret the constitution strictly by what the authors of the document at the time intended what it s public meeting was at the time. some countries first ever black woman justice used originalism to argue against our conservative interpretation of the constitution. cases from alabama where black people make up about 27% of the population, the state adopted a congressional map where only one of its seven districts, about 14%, as majority black. when alabama s lawyer be, quote, race neutral, justice jackson said this. understood that we look at the history and traditions of
our practice during the pandemic, live streaming the audio of it s hearings, we re getting to hear the justices in arguments. today, we got to hear justice jackson use a favorite tool of conservatives, the judicial approach called originalism, against them. originalism is the idea we should interpret the constitution strictly by what the authors of the document at the time intended what it s public meaning was at the time. some countries first ever black woman justice used originalism to argue against our conservative interpretation of the constitution. cases from alabama where black people make up about 27% of the population, the state adopted a congressional map where only one of its seven districts, about 14%, as majority black. when alabama s lawyer i get the constitution congressional maps be quote, race neutral, justice jackson said this. understood that we look at the history and traditions of the constitution, at what the framers and the founders thought about, and when i
welcome back to way too early. now the latest challenge to voting rights. as the supreme court hears arguments in a case of racial gerrymandering in alabama. currently, only one of the state s seven congressional districts is majority black. while black residents make up 27% of the population in alabama. plaintiffs argue that the state s congressional map violates the voting rights act by diluting the power of black voters and are demanding the district be broken up into two. a lower court agreed and ordered the maps be redrawn before the midterms, but the supreme court stayed that order and is now hearing arguments. the state of alabama argues the district was drawn without race in mind and that section two of the voting rights act aimed at
in a way that actually represents their population in the state. reporter: evan mil began is talking about the marquee u.s. supreme court case baring his name. it centers on voting rights. currently only one of the states seven congressional districts is majority black, that s 14%. alabama s population is 2% black. he and other plaintiffs say the newly drawn congressional map dilutes the voting power of black residents. they are demanding the state create a second majority black district by breaking it up. we had to fight for freedom. we had to fight for the right to vote. now we re fighting for redistricting. democracy is under attack. the country as we know it, we will not be able to recognize or even spell democracy in this country. reporter: the defendant didn t draw the new congress mall maps, but he says he s
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