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How I Expect the Supreme Court to Kill Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Callais (If It Does So): Not By Direct Overruling but By Pretending They Are Simply Reinterpreting the Meaning of Section 2

How I Expect the Supreme Court to Kill Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Callais (If It Does So): Not By Direct Overruling but By Pretending They Are Simply Reinterpreting the Meaning of Section 2

An Adverse Ruling Against Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais Case Could Also Doom State Voting Rights Acts

An Adverse Ruling Against Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais Case Could Also Doom State Voting Rights Acts

"California voters could see faster election results under new state law"

"California voters could see faster election results under new state law"

"Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?"

"Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?"

Maybe Justice Barrett Should Be Calling for Having Conversations with Those One Disagrees with through a Network in Addition to FOX News or Other Friendly Outlets and Journalists

Maybe Justice Barrett Should Be Calling for Having Conversations with Those One Disagrees with through a Network in Addition to FOX News or Other Friendly Outlets and Journalists

"Constitutional common sense absent in 6th Circuit’s HB 1 ruling: Mark Brown"

"Constitutional common sense absent in 6th Circuit’s HB 1 ruling: Mark Brown"

"Federal Judges, Warning of 'Judicial Crisis,' Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders"

"Federal Judges, Warning of 'Judicial Crisis,' Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders"

"Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own."

"Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own."

"Playbook: Inside JD Vance’s redistricting rescue mission"

"Playbook: Inside JD Vance’s redistricting rescue mission"

"How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland"

"How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland"

Spencer Overton Blogging Weeks of October 13 and 20

Spencer Overton Blogging Weeks of October 13 and 20

"Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charge"

"Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charge"

"Dominion, Company at Center of False 2020 Voting Conspiracies, Is Sold; The election machine manufacturer was bought by a little-known company whose founder is a former Republican election official."

"Dominion, Company at Center of False 2020 Voting Conspiracies, Is Sold; The election machine manufacturer was bought by a little-known company whose founder is a former Republican election official."

"Advancement Project, Georgia NAACP File Lawsuit Challenging Racial Vote Dilution in Georgia"

"Advancement Project, Georgia NAACP File Lawsuit Challenging Racial Vote Dilution in Georgia"

California Will No Longer Allow Payments to Induce People to Vote to Boost Turnout (Sometimes Selectively) in State Elections

California Will No Longer Allow Payments to Induce People to Vote to Boost Turnout (Sometimes Selectively) in State Elections

Watch Archived Video of Nate Persily’s Must-Watch Presentation for the Safeguarding Democracy Project on Lessons for 2024 and Risks to the 2026 Midterm Elections

Watch Archived Video of Nate Persily’s Must-Watch Presentation for the Safeguarding Democracy Project on Lessons for 2024 and Risks to the 2026 Midterm Elections

"Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces"

"Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces"

"Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician"

"Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician"

"VP Vance to visit Indiana Friday to meet with Senate GOP amid redistricting standoff"

"VP Vance to visit Indiana Friday to meet with Senate GOP amid redistricting standoff"

"It’s Time to Reform the National Emergencies Act"

"It’s Time to Reform the National Emergencies Act"

“‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act”

“‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act”

Dan Weiner on the Brennan Center's Interesting Amicus Brief in the NRSC Case

Dan Weiner on the Brennan Center's Interesting Amicus Brief in the NRSC Case

Big Voter Registration Gap in Youth Voter Registration in Pennsylvania and Elsewhere

Big Voter Registration Gap in Youth Voter Registration in Pennsylvania and Elsewhere

The Bost Argument Today on Election Law Standing

The Bost Argument Today on Election Law Standing

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention

NY Historical Event Tonight: "Experimenting with Democracy"

NY Historical Event Tonight: "Experimenting with Democracy"

"Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions" (Including a New Revelation About Bush v. Gore)

"Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions" (Including a New Revelation About Bush v. Gore)

"Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling"

"Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling"

October 16 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: "Redistricting and Re-Redistricting Controversies and the 2026 Election"

October 16 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: "Redistricting and Re-Redistricting Controversies and the 2026 Election"

NYU's Democracy Project: Jonathan Mitchell on "Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy"

NYU's Democracy Project: Jonathan Mitchell on "Judicial Supremacy and American Democracy"