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


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html

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: 
<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/">https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/</a>
<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/">https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ </a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ </a><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/"></a>
<a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ </a><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/"></a>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/">https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ </a><a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning"></a>
<a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning">https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning </a><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus"></a>
<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus">https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus </a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html"></a>
<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html</a>

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The Return of Jim Crow

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