The Supreme Court's hard-right majority has a new target

Other worrying cases also lie ahead this term, on issues like state judicial oversight of redistricting, affirmative action and discrimination against LGBTQ couples. [View in browser]( [Image]( October 4, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] The Supreme Court's hard-right majority has a new target]( by Jessica Levinson With the Supreme Court's new term commencing this week, [writes Jessica Levinson](, "five people, a bare majority on the court, will fundamentally reshape our society throughout the next nine months." Their primary targets this time around? Anti-discrimination and voting rights protections. The first salvo will be fired Tuesday, when the court hears a case involving Alabama's redistricting plan. In January, a three-judge panel "concluded there was very likely a violation of the Voting Rights Act," [says Levinson](. "The conservative majority of the court allowed Alabama to prepare for midterm elections using district lines that have already been declared a substantially likely violation of federal law — a chilling sign for voting rights under this court." But other worrying cases also lie ahead this term, on issues like state judicial oversight of redistricting, affirmative action and discrimination against LGBTQ couples. "This court is not taking our country on a gentle turn," Levinson concludes. "At least five justices have and will continue to veer sharply to the right." 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