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The Supreme Court's gerrymaxxing

May 4, 2026·26 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Calais has effectively gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act by striking down a voting map it deemed racially gerrymandered, enabling states to redraw districts in ways that favor majority-white, Republican-leaning constituen

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Sophia Lynn Lakin

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Ian MillhiserSophia Lynn LakinSean Rameswaram

Books

The Voting Rights Actby U.S. Congress

Research & Papers

Rucho v. Common Cause (2019)Davis v. Bandemer

Topics

Criminal Justice ReformDemocracyInequalityRacial JusticeSupreme CourtUs Politics

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