Alito and Jackson’s Fiery Debate over the Voting Rights Act Exposes Supreme Court Tensions
- Gov. Jeff Landry suspended Louisiana's May 16 congressional primaries following a Supreme Court decision on redistricting, a move that came after ballots had already been distributed to voters.
- Tensions erupted among justices Monday over the redistricting case, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizing the court for "improperly inserting itself into an active primary campaign."
- Usually, the Supreme Court issues its judgment 32 days after a decision, but a majority granted an unusual request to expedite the process for Louisiana. This procedural step allows a special district court to dictate next steps.
- Davin Rosborough, deputy director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, filed a lawsuit Monday attempting to block the suspension. Black voters who defended the map also filed a motion urging the court to reconsider.
- The court faces an election-heavy docket with upcoming rulings on campaign finance and mail-in ballots before June. Meanwhile, other states including Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee are considering or have implemented changes to their own congressional maps.
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Oliver Dubs Alito 'Segregation Sammy' For 'Horse****' VRA Ruling
HBO’s John Oliver went on an especially nasty rant against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight for his recent majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais. Oliver declared that Alito’s claim that the South isn’t as racist as it was in the 60s is “obviously horseshit” and suggested Alito supports segregation multiple times. Oliver teed up a clip of a report from ABC’s Rachel Scott by claiming, “That ruling basically gutte…
U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark voting rights ruling ignites redistricting scramble ahead of midterm
U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark voting rights ruling ignites redistricting scramble ahead of midterm | 4 May 2026 | The Supreme Court recently handed down one of its most consequential voting rights decisions in decades, striking down Louisiana’s congressional map in a 6–3 ruling that significantly curtails the power of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The decision in Louisiana v. Callais, written by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by C…
U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark voting rights ruling ignites redistricting scramble ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court’s April 29 decision in Louisiana v. Callais narrows the scope of the Voting Rights Act and sends Republican-led states rushing to redraw congressional maps.
Donna Brazile: Supreme Court Is 'Bringing Us Back to Jim Crow'
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that the Supreme Court striking down a voting map in Louisiana was "bringing us back to Jim Crow." The post Donna Brazile: Supreme Court Is ‘Bringing Us Back to Jim Crow’ appeared first on Breitbart.
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