‘You are no longer in the democracy that was promised’: South redistricts ahead of midterms
MSNBC·2026-05-02 13:49
But we begin with the latest from the Supreme Court, which is reshaping the rules of American elections. In the name of disentangling race from voting, the Supreme Court has made it virtually impossible for black voters to challenge gerrymandered congressional maps. For decades, Section 2 of the Voiding Rights Act acted as a guardrail, preventing southern legislatures from carving black voters out of political power.But writing for the court, Justice Alito argues things have changed dramatically. In the dec ...