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Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy.
Sources:
https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/
https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus
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