Protesters at the US Capitol Rally for Voting Rights After Supreme Court Ruling
- On Monday, the Supreme Court vacated two lower-court opinions from Mississippi and North Dakota, dismissing voter claims of illegal racial discrimination in map drawing without explanation.
- Last month's Callais decision reinterpreted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, creating insurmountable barriers for voters attempting to challenge racially discriminatory gerrymandering.
- Despite the 1995 Morse precedent allowing private VRA enforcement, the court set aside an Alabama district court opinion just 12 days after Callais, disregarding intentional discrimination findings.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned of real-world consequences as Tennessee and South Carolina move to eliminate congressional districts, actions critics say undermine Black voting power.
- Amid historic lows in public trust, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have defended the court's neutrality, though Justice Jackson cautioned that "public confidence is really all the judiciary has.
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‘No more business as usual’: Protesters demand accountability after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act
A protester listened to U.S. Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., at a rally on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as the representative spoke against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — About 100 rallygoers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to hear from activists and members of Congress protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to stri…
‘It’s a declaration of war’: Black voting rights under attack in America’s deep south
States across America’s deep south are being accused of a major assault on Black voting rights, as their Republican leaders race to redraw political maps ahead of the midterm elections. It’s the first time in decades they’ve been able to erase Black majority districts after a Supreme Court ruling last month ripped up the historic Voting Rights Act. And the orders to redistrict have come from President Trump himself. He was celebrating today afte…
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Protesters at the US Capitol rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling
A protester listened to U.S. Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., at a rally on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as the representative spoke against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — About 100 rallygoers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to hear from activists and members of Congress protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to stri…
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