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ICYMI Excellent interview about the Voting Rights Act and where it now stands with Sherrill Ifill and Jon Stewart of The Daily Show.

Civil rights lawyer and founding director of Howard Law School's 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy, Sherrilyn Ifill, sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act.

They talk about how the reinstatement for purposeful discrimination overturned the court’s own precedent, how the Voting Rights Act protects the voting strength of minorities and their candidates of choice, and the dangerous potential for Trump and Republicans to redistrict using this precedent in an effort to turn seats in the House.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCse1FFEKLM

#Voting #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct #SherillIfill #JonSteward #TheDailyShow #DailyShow #Louisiana #SupremeCourt

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Sherrilyn Ifill - What Happened to the Voting Rights Act? | The Daily Show

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WSJ.com — Opinion10h ago

Justice Alito's Intriguing Footnote

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/louisiana-v-callais-samuel-alito-ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-66708f73

#Law #Politics #SupremeCourt

Techdirt [Unofficial]12h ago

Someone Ask Alito: If December Was Too Late To Fix Unconstitutional Gerrymandering For The 2026 Midterms, Why Is May Okay?

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Someone Ask Alito: If December Was Too Late To Fix Unconstitutional Gerrymandering For The 2026 Midterms, Why Is May Okay?

Last December, Justice Alito told Texans they had to vote under an unconstitutional gerrymander because changing maps in December would deprive them of “certainty” before the 2026 midte…

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Seedling10h ago

Some thoughts on the corruption in the #SupremeCourt. I especially like the idea of setting them back to the basement. Did you know that they used to work in the basement?

https://youtu.be/SRzS61buXkQ?si=JTItyZukRJQveGs4

The Supreme Court is Corrupt. This is What We Can Do About It.

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John     11h ago

#DerekJones was grabbed by a #police officer at a rally against the visiting #Israeli president, #IsaacHerzog. Jones had his hands in the air as two police officers repeatedly punch him.

Jones is due to become the first protester to launch #legalaction in the #NewSouthWales #supremecourt against police over their conduct at the protest. He plans to file a #personalinjury claim over what he alleges was an #unprovoked #assault.

#auspol #Minns #PoliceState

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/06/white-shirt-guy-assaulted-by-police-claims-sydney-herzog-rally-ntwnfb

‘White shirt guy’ claims he was assaulted by police at the Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog. Now he plans to sue

Exclusive: Derek Jones, 56, who works in finance, claims police conduct during February protest against Israeli president was ‘absolutely mad’

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Stace11h ago
Professor #LeahLitman of the ‪@strictscrutinypodcast‬​ joins Pondering Politics to discuss how the #SupremeCourt broke its own rules regarding the birth control drug #mifepristone, in an attempt to save #DonaldTrump and the #GOP before the #midtermelections, or at least until AFTER, even as a SEPARATE ruling potentially SCREWS him.
https://youtu.be/NvMeHpozxeM?si=oYv6TDODb-TQWdz-
WTF?! Supreme Court BREAKS ITS OWN RULES to SAVE Trump

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StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎11h ago
Professor #LeahLitman of the ‪@strictscrutinypodcast‬​ joins #PonderingPolitics to discuss how the #SupremeCourt broke its own rules regarding the birth control drug #mifepristone, in an ATTEMPT to SAVE #DonaldTrump/GOP before the #midtermelections, or at least until AFTER youtu.be/NvMeHpozxeM?...

WTF?! Supreme Court BREAKS ITS...
WTF?! Supreme Court BREAKS ITS OWN RULES to SAVE Trump

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