Just in time for midterms
“The court announced that it will hear two voting-related challenges when the court resumes in October: a reargument of a long-running dispute of Louisiana’s congressional map and a case that could erode one of the few existing limits on campaign funding.
“The Louisiana case is a challenge to the state’s congressional map, which includes two “opportunity districts” where Black voters have enough representation to be able to select the candidate of their choice. The map replaced a previous one that was struck down by a federal court for packing most of the state’s Black voters into a single district, violating the Voting Rights Act’s prohibition of racial gerrymandering.
“The new map also drew a legal challenge based on the claim that it, too, was a racial gerrymander that disadvantaged “non-African Americans.” The new map was also struck down by a federal court.
“After hearing arguments in the case in March, rather than issuing an opinion, the justices decided they had more questions, kicking the case to next term in order to hold another round of arguments.
“But voting rights advocates said the reargument decision bodes badly for the fight for free and fair elections. The ability for the government to guard against racially discriminatory regulations was severely curtailed by the court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder. The ruling struck down a section of the Voting Rights Act that required congressional maps to be precleared by the Justice Department before they go into effect in states with a history of racial voter suppression.”
The US is alleged to be a representative democracy, but between the Senate, the House and the electoral college, it is representative of rural, predominantly red states. Look for the Roberts court to codify a ruling GOP majority.
Will the SCOTUS steal the 2026 elections?
“The Louisiana case is a challenge to the state’s congressional map, which includes two “opportunity districts” where Black voters have enough representation to be able to select the candidate of their choice. The map replaced a previous one that was struck down by a federal court for packing most of the state’s Black voters into a single district, violating the Voting Rights Act’s prohibition of racial gerrymandering.
“The new map also drew a legal challenge based on the claim that it, too, was a racial gerrymander that disadvantaged “non-African Americans.” The new map was also struck down by a federal court.
“After hearing arguments in the case in March, rather than issuing an opinion, the justices decided they had more questions, kicking the case to next term in order to hold another round of arguments.
“But voting rights advocates said the reargument decision bodes badly for the fight for free and fair elections. The ability for the government to guard against racially discriminatory regulations was severely curtailed by the court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder. The ruling struck down a section of the Voting Rights Act that required congressional maps to be precleared by the Justice Department before they go into effect in states with a history of racial voter suppression.”
The US is alleged to be a representative democracy, but between the Senate, the House and the electoral college, it is representative of rural, predominantly red states. Look for the Roberts court to codify a ruling GOP majority.
Will the SCOTUS steal the 2026 elections?