voting-rights
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The Supreme Court Killed Section 2. Now Every State Is Redrawing Maps.
The 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais used manipulated DoJ data to gut the last protection in the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana already suspended live elections.
Trump Made the Post Office a Gatekeeper for Who Can Vote by Mail. USPS Is Losing $2 Billion a Quarter.
The March 31 executive order gives USPS the power to flag or reject mail ballots tied to people not on DHS-curated voter rolls. Courts are watching. So is USPS's board, which needs Trump's help to stay solvent.
Trump Wants the Filibuster Dead. His Own Senate Won't Do It.
The SAVE America Act is stalled in the Senate not because of Democrats but because Republican senators refuse to eliminate the filibuster to pass it. Trump is furious. Thune is unmoved.
The Supreme Court Killed Section 2 Without Saying So
A 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais leaves the Voting Rights Act technically intact and functionally useless. Justice Kagan said 'I dissent' without 'respectfully.'
Trump Signed a Mail Voting Order. 23 States Sued Within Hours. The Midterms Are in 6 Months.
An executive order requiring USPS to verify voter citizenship before delivering ballots is legally dubious, operationally impossible, and may energize the very voters it aims to suppress.
The SAVE Act Is Not About Noncitizens. It Is About Who Controls the Voter List.
Trump's push to use DHS's SAVE program for election verification is dividing election officials ahead of midterms, and polls show it is popular.
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise 21 Million People. Speaker Johnson Says That's the Point.
Trump's voter ID bill passed the House in February. A Republican speaker was caught on a hot mic saying it would cut 18% of the electorate. The Senate is now deciding whether that counts as a selling point.
Wisconsin Just Gave Liberals a 5-2 Court Majority. The 2028 Election May Depend on It.
Chris Taylor won by 20 points, the fourth consecutive liberal landslide in Wisconsin court races. The state court now controls redistricting, election administration, and any litigation over the 2028 presidential result in the most contested swing state in the country.