The US Supreme Court will rehear a case on Wednesday that could strike a death blow to the Voting Rights Act and, in the process, virtually guarantee that Republicans hang on to power in the 2026 midterm elections and well into the future. At issue in the case, Louisiana v. Callais, is Section 2 of the VRA, which outlaws racially discriminatory redistricting. Max Flugrath…

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    8 days ago

    Districts should be regularly drawn based on impartial algorithms and not by the party in power. But the court is bought now, so we’re just going to undo every bit of progress made.