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Why SCOTUS's Callais Decision Is a Gigantic Step Back for Fair Voting Rights
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Why SCOTUS's Callais Decision Is a Gigantic Step Back for Fair Voting Rights

Leah Litman and Katie Phang discuss the ramifications from the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling

The Supreme Court essentially nullified the last remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 decision. The ruling in the case of Louisiana v. Callais opens the door to racially-motivated gerrymandering at Jim Crow levels, and overturns one of the biggest landmark civil rights laws in U.S. history.

Leah Litman is a professor of law at the Univer…

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