Supreme Court’s Alabama redistricting case will test Justice Jackson’s influence

Published October 4, 2022 12:00am ET



<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1664831484221,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000177-1b39-d2c7-af7f-5fbf13ff0004","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1664831484221,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000177-1b39-d2c7-af7f-5fbf13ff0004","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"

var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_64831481", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1102553"} }); ","_id":"00000183-9faf-d69e-a3a7-bfbf7c960000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedAfter Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s first day on the bench, she and the eight other high court justices must reckon with the complex issues surrounding racial gerrymandering during Tuesday’s oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, a case over whether Alabama‘s 2021 congressional redistricting map violates the Voting Rights Act.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.