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The oral argument of alexander verse southarolina, a case on gerrymandering. It centers around two districts in selfcare liner that we divided by the republicancontrolled budget lar. The South Carolina state conference of the ncpiled suit alleging the changes in the voting districts i lootedhe voting power of thousands of blac voters. Aower court agreed and appealed to the nations and an appeal to the nations highest court followed. Mr. Gore . District one is not a racial gerrymander. Ther, the General Assembly largely preserved district one om the constitutional benchmark plan and made anges based on traditional criteria and politics. The panel acowledged the General Assembly pursued a political goal of ireasing district ones republican vote share. It achved that goal by ming republicans into the district and democrats out of the district. All the evidence confirms it used Political Data and not racial data to identify republicans andemocrats. The panel declared district one a racial
Cspans campaign 2024 coverage, watch as we follow candidates othcampaign trail. Just and all. Campgn 2024, span now, our free mil video app, anytime online. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. The u. Ssupreme court heard oral argument a case on Congressional Redistricting and gerrymandering. It centers around two distris divided by the public legislator. There was a suit filed alleging changes devoting the voting power of thousands of black voters. There was an appeal and it went to the higst. There is until june for a ruli. To identify republicans and democrats. The panel declared district one a racial gerrymander only by adopting an erronacial policy theory. First they failed to foe the alternative map required. In a case lis only sh an alternative. Second it hyper entangled race and politics and makes no s the panel believe they needed a racial target in Charleston County to achieve itsical goal nationwide because 17 voter turnout, says nothingt whatsoever about t prodominant m
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Morning in case 20 39 39, trump versus United States. Mr. Sour . Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, without president ial immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. For 234 years of american history, no president was ever prosecuted for his official act. The framers of our constitution viewed an energetic executive as essential to securing liberty. If a president can be charged, put on trial and in prison for his most controversial decision as soon as he leaves office, that looming threat will distort the president s decisionmaking precisely when bold and fearless action is most needed. Every current president will face de facto blackmail and extortion by his political rivals while he is still in office. The implications of the courts decision here extend far beyond the facts of this case. Could president george w. Bush have been sent to prison for obstructing an official proceeding or allegedly lying to congress to induce war in iraq . Co