of racial discrimination against black voters but is also the place where martin luther king began his ministry. if this case in which there is a really clear black community that was in need of representation wasn t going to win, there is going to be no case that would win from the supreme court, and the fact that the court found not only that the court found not only that black voters were discriminated against, but it is a historical and significant when that will reverberate for years. when that will reverberate for ears. . ., ., , , when that will reverberate for ears. . ., ., , years. election law experts are callin: it years. election law experts are calling it a years. election law experts are calling it a surprise years. election law experts are calling it a surprise because i calling it a surprise because this is a core that has chipped away in recent years, so why do you think the court ruled the way it did? i think the court ruled this way because in alabama it is sort
initially, two were appointed by president trump said this was a textbook case of a violation of the voting rights act so that is what compelled the justices to act so that is what compelled thejustices to come to the same conclusion as i said, if alabama is not violating the voters rate act then really no one is. i want to ask you about what the justice wrote, he wrote the majority opinion considered race to heavily during these district lines and is urging a more race neutral approach. what is your response to that? the act has existed in its current form for a0 years. the purpose of the act as justice jackson said is the purpose of the act as justice jackson said- justice jackson said is to address justice jackson said is to address racial justice jackson said is to i address racial discrimination in voting so it is impossible to remedy that without thinking about race, without looking at race, without looking at the implications of choosing maps in which white voters control di
campaign. the background of a political campaign- the background of a political camaiun. ., , campaign. yeah. interesting you sa that campaign. yeah. interesting you say that it campaign. yeah. interesting you say that it might campaign. yeah. interesting you say that it might not campaign. yeah. interesting you say that it might not even - campaign. yeah. interesting you say that it might not even go - say that it might not even go to trial before the next presidential election. 0ne to trial before the next presidential election. one more question, joe, about where this is taking place in florida that s where most of the classified documents were found. we have, i believe, some pictures of a story that ran in the messenger saying, essentially, florida will be a very difficult place for prosecutors to actually win a case like this. and they said that there was a veteran defence attorney who said, forget documents. if trump shot someone in miami, a jury would not find him guil
responded to the national archives. , ., ., archives. interesting to note that we re archives. interesting to note that we re hearing archives. interesting to note that we re hearing from - archives. interesting to note i that we re hearing from another republican presidential hopeful, ron desantis, who s saying a desantis saying a desa ntis administration saying a desantis administration would bring accountability to the doj, the department ofjustice, and excise political bias. another political comment there. joe, what do we know about the case that prosecutors have here, and whether this would actually go to trial and when? whether this would actually go to trial - and when? to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice may - to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice may be - to trial - and when? well, i mean, justice may be fair, | to trial - and when? well, i. mean, justice may be fair, but it s not always swift. and so i think it
-et believe those candidates can get any believe those candidates can get any support. but it s notable get any support. but it s notable his own former vice president, who i spoke to yesterday vice president, who i spoke to yesterday in iowa, said trump does yesterday in iowa, said trump does not yesterday in iowa, said trump does not follow the rule of law, does not follow the rule of law, does not follow the us constitution strong words from constitution strong words from someone who was at trump s side for from someone who was at trump s side for four from someone who was at trump s side for four years but, because side for four years but, because of the searing experience ofjanuary 6, is now speaking experience ofjanuary 6, is now speaking out against trump and running speaking out against trump and running against him, and announced his campaign the day before announced his campaign the day before this historic indictment.- before this historic indictmen