Attorney General speaks on pivotal voting rights case heard by U.S. Supreme Court

Republican Supreme Court Arsonists Are Ready to Torch the Voting Rights Act—Again.

Republished with permission from Lucian K. Truscott IV So, the immolation of the Voting Rights Act by Justice Roberts and his band of merry arsonists continues apace. Yesterday, they heard a case from Louisiana brought by a group of Black voters who sued the state to prevent the elimination of one of two Black-majority congressional districts in the state. Court-watchers commenting on the arguments before the Court seem to agree that, in the wor…

Attorney General speaks on pivotal voting rights case heard by U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating a case, Louisiana vs. Callais, which could redefine the relationship between the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, and c…

“Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act” #ELB

NYT:  After the Supreme Court appeared ready to dismantle one of the remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Democrats and Republicans began to reckon with a political future that could see the balance of power in Congress tip decisively… Continue reading The post “Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Supreme Court Poised To Roll Back Black Voting Rights, Again

Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty The Confederacy and its disdain for Black and multiracial political power were on full display during the Supreme Court’s rehearing of Louisiana v. Callais earlier this week. Denying and eradicating Black voting rights and political power is a generational project not only in the South, but heavily grounded in the land of Black Codes, Jim Crow, and rebellion.  Despite the clear mandate laid out in the Voting Right…