"Now never-before-seen letters and memos show that behind the scenes at the court, Justice Lewis Powell, an influential jurist with an undeserved reputation for decency and moderation, used wildly racist code words on the court’s letterhead as he strenuously—and successfully—drove a decision in City of Mobile v. Bolden four years later that would overturn the lower court and reinstate a system that reliably produced all-white rule."

#DavidDaley 2024

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/08/john-roberts-supreme-court-racist-lewis-powell-memo.html

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