Mississippi’s Black voters brace for elections ruling that could gut Supreme Court clout – Jackson Advocate

Mississippi’s Black voters brace for elections ruling that could gut Supreme Court clout – Jackson Advocate

By Caleb Bedillion The Marshall Project Black Mississippians won a Voting Rights Act case that challenges how the state elects Supreme Court justices. But that victory may be in jeopardy. Mississippi’s Black voters recently won a victory that puts them on the brink of having greater sway over who sits on the state’s Supreme Court. But that win may be short-lived. In the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that could weaken …