in a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for sixty years. The ruling effectivel...
TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
Does this ruling mean that proportional legislation, at-large councils, and multimember districts are no longer legally questionable? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
SCOTUS Chief Roberts grew up in a privileged lily-white neighborhood, went to a privileged boarding school. He has worked to destroy voting rights for blacks since he was a staff lawyer in the Reagan administration. He is our generation's Roger Taney.
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"The #SupremeCourt on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s voting map, finding that lawmakers had illegally used race when drawing up a new majority-Black district and potentially setting off a scramble in the middle of primary season as states consider drawing new maps.
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“The court has said it is acceptable to draw maps motivated by partisan advantage.”
When they did this back in 2019 they were setting themselves up for today. Worth re-reading the dissent (pg 40):
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“Representative Cleo Fields, whose district is at the heart of the Supreme Court case, said in a statement that ‘the practical effect is to make it far harder for minority communities to challenge redistricting maps that dilute their political voice’.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
Folks. We are failing this stress test. Winning back congress and then the White House will have limited effect if we don’t reform our third branch. We are broken.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
The basic constitutional flaw is the "winner takes all" effect. Mixed with permitting political gerrymandering and declaring that dilution of minority voting is not political but racial makes SCOTUS even more complicit in the dismanteling of our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
FIXED: Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow for White Power!!!
NYT I am here for you.... You appear to miss Sen Marsha's desire to get rid of black votes in TN!
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
“the court’s decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/u...
“The court has said it is acceptable to draw maps motivated by partisan advantage.”
When they did this back in 2019 they were setting themselves up for today. Worth re-reading the dissent (pg 42). www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18p...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act - The New York Times
#united states politics and government #national assn for the advancement of colored people #redistricting and reapportionment #elections courts and the judiciary
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Voting Map, Further Undermining Voting Rights Act — The Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s congressional map, dealing another blow to the Voting Rights Act’s protections against discrimination. Legal experts say the decision could reshape how…
