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The Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Sends America Backwards

It took 60 years for Black Americans to get representation in Congress proportionate to their numbers. Now we’re likely to backslide. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad  The United States took a decisive step toward democracy with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the time, Black political representation was not just limited

Supreme Court ruling seeks to silence Black voters - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

By Marc H. Morial Guest Columnist Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais should be called exactly what it is: a power grab that silences Black voters and weakens American democracy. At its core, this case was never about constitutional principle or procedural neutrality. It was about power — who gets to shape the political landscape, whose voices are amplified, and whose votes are diluted. By striking down Louisiana’s co…

Sean Hannity on Callais: "The Supreme Court decision, it could secure a majority for the GOP in the midterms"

Ballot Access | After Callais, Who Is Left to Protect the Vote?

For the past two years, this column has tracked a slow and steady unraveling — voter rolls purged without warning, mail ballots rejected on technicalities, the cost of obtaining a photo ID falling hardest on the people who can least afford it, and federal oversight of elections retreating one legal ruling at a time. Each of those stories felt urgent on its own. But on April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Louisiana v. Calla…

Black vote dilution at an industrial scale

The Court did not repeal the Voting Rights Act. It changed the terrain beneath it. The Court did not repeal the Voting Rights Act. It changed the terrain beneath it. By KOLUMN Magazine The Supreme Court’s decision in Lo…

Supreme Court’s Decision Against Voting Rights Act Is Devastating

By Erwin Chemerinsky / Op-Ed Los Angeles Times / April 30, 2026 The Supreme Court has again dealt a devastating blow to voting equality in the United States. On Wednesday, April 29th, in Louisiana vs. Callais, six justices effectively nullified a 1982 federal statute that prohibits states from running or establishing election systems, such as election districts, that have a discriminatory effect against voters of color. Simply put, unless it can…