clarence thomas alabama redistricting case echoes the era of 'separate but equal' hidden in plain sight.
In a move that has left constitutional scholars reeling, the Supreme Court's decision in the clarence thomas alabama redistricting case is being compared to the infamous 'separate but equal' doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson. While Justice Thomas argued that Alabama's map was race-neutral, critics on the ground say this is a high-tech rerun of 1896—using algorithms instead of literacy tests to entrench a two-tiered justice system. The viral twist? Legal experts are digging up a once-obscure 1875 case about railroad car segregation, warning that history is repeating itself with a legal veneer.