The Supreme Court’s decision this week to destroy what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 compels us to consider structural reforms to the court itself to preserve the republic. By giving a de facto blank check to Republican-led states to racially gerrymander Black Americans out of electoral power, the court has delegitimized itself and damaged the nation’s multiracial democracy. Rick Hasen, a UCLA law professor who specializes in election law, described Wednesday’s court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais as “one of the most pernicious and damaging Supreme Court decisions of the last century.” Hasen, whose research was cited in Justice Elena Kagan’s dissent, is hardly a firebrand.
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Media Coverage · May 1, 2026
The Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Republican-led states can racially gerrymander Black Americans out of electoral power, effectively destroying what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This decision has delegitimized the court and damaged the nation's multiracial democracy. Experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, have called it one of the most pernicious and damaging Supreme Court
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The Best Way to Fix the Supreme Court Attack on Voting Rights
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On May 1, 2026, the docket recorded a media coverage: The Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Republican-led states can racially gerrymander Black Americans out of electoral power, effectively destroying what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This decision has delegitimized the court and.
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The Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that Republican-led states can racially gerrymander Black Americans out of electoral power, effectively destroying what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This decision has delegitimized the court and damaged the nation's multiracial democracy. Experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, have called it one of the most pernicious and damaging Supreme Court decisions of the last century.
The Supreme Court’s decision this week to destroy what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 compels us to consider structural reforms to the court itself to preserve the …
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