... 🇺🇲 Christofascism: SCOTUS edition
U.S. Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Texas to redraw political maps
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/29/us-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-section-2-decision-texas-redistricting-maps
While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the VRA “all but a dead letter”
U.S.Supreme Court Eviscerates Last Remnants of Voting Rights Act, Opening Door to Jim Crow Gerrymandering in Red States
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/supreme-court-eviscerates-last-remnants-of-voting-rights-act-opening-door-ti-jim-crow-gerrymandering-in-red-states
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