Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Black Americans?
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The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, threatening the equal representation of Black voters, and potentially greenlighting Republican gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm election. The case concerns Louisiana's six congressional districts, two of which are majority-Black, in approximate proportion to the Black population of the state. A previous map that gave Black voters only one district in which they were a majority was ruled to have violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act last year. Now a group of conservative activists have brought the battle to the Supreme Court, challenging Section 2 itself. "The stakes of this case are enormous. This is a case about whether districts that represent all Americans fairly will remain possible in this country," says ACLU lawyer Megan Keenan, who is part of the legal team defending Louisiana's current congressional map. "We have a wretched history of racial discrimination in voting in this country," and "for 40 uninterrupted years, we have applied this rigorous, data-driven test to figure out when discrimination exists and how to stop it. That's the test that's at stake in this case."
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SHOCKING: Supreme Court Threatens Voting Rights Act
Democracy Docket
October 16, 2025
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Marc Elias joins Nicolle Wallace and Michele Norris to break down the Supreme Court’s Louisiana voting rights case — a landmark challenge that could gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and reshape U.S. elections. They break down how Republican legislatures, backed by Donald Trump, are using redistricting, gerrymandering, and voter suppression laws to rig the 2026 midterms. Support independent journalism:
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The SCOTUS Decision No One's Ready For w/ Elie Mystal
The SCOTUS Decision No One's Ready For w/ Elie Mystal
Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast on YouTube
Molly Jong-Fast speaks with legal analyst Elie Mystal about the alarming direction of the current U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on its hostility toward voting rights, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ protections. Mystal discusses the Louisiana redistricting case that threatens to gut the Voting Rights Act by legitimizing racial gerrymandering favoring white voters. He criticizes Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion in a racial profiling case that excuses discriminatory policing, drawing parallels to historical injustices. The conversation also highlights the Court’s attack on LGBTQ+ rights through its potential endorsement of conversion therapy as protected speech and support for anti-trans laws targeting youth participation in sports. Mystal warns that the Court’s decisions are driven by ideology rather than precedent or fact and argues that Democrats have failed to confront the Supreme Court’s outsized power. The episode calls attention to the broader danger of allowing unelected justices to strip away constitutional protections under the guise of neutrality, and the urgent need for systemic reform.
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Welcome to our YouTube channel, "Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. TV. Like and subscribe to make these videos widely available. Thank you!! Get ready for short, insightful videos highlighting his groundbreaking work on race, democracy, and American society. From bestselling books like "Democracy in Black" to his thought-provoking commentary on platforms like MSNBC and TIME Magazine, Dr. Glaude challenges us to confront our history and envision a better future. Molly Jong-Fast speaks with legal analyst Elie Mystal about the alarming direction of the current U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on its hostility toward voting rights, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ protections. Mystal discusses the Louisiana redistricting case that threatens to gut the Voting Rights Act by legitimizing racial gerrymandering favoring white voters. He criticizes Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion in a racial profiling case that excuses discriminatory policing, drawing parallels to historical injustices. The conversation also highlights the Court’s attack on LGBTQ+ rights through its potential endorsement of conversion therapy as protected speech and support for anti-trans laws targeting youth participation in sports. Mystal warns that the Court’s decisions are driven by ideology rather than precedent or fact and argues that Democrats have failed to confront the Supreme Court’s outsized power. The episode calls attention to the broader danger of allowing unelected justices to strip away constitutional protections under the guise of neutrality, and the urgent need for systemic reform.
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