My new one @Slate on today's decision in Abbott v. Perez: Suppression of minority voting rights is about to get way worse thanks to the Supreme Court: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/the-abbott-v-perez-case-echoes-shelby-county-v-holder-as-a-further-death-blow-for-the-voting-rights-act.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_ru … via @slate #txlege #appellatetwitter
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Replying to @rickhasen @Slate
"Justice Alito avoided this standard by saying, unconvincingly, that the lower court had mistakenly put the burden of proof on Texas to show such discrimination." Maybe I misunderstand, but that doesn't sound right. Wasn't the burden to show *lack* of discrimination?
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Replying to @RandomlyBob @Slate
yes that was not well drafted on my part.
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