Gerrymandering Intensifies After SCOTUS Weakens Voting Rights Act

About this episode

The episode discusses recent court rulings that have impacted the redistricting process in favor of the GOP.

A pair of court rulings – one from the US Supreme Court and now one from the Virginia Supreme Court Friday – have sharply recast the 2026 redistricting battles in the GOP’s favor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Laura Coates

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• voting rights
• redistricting
• Supreme Court
• politics

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• Voting Rights Act
• Supreme Court
• Virginia Supreme Court
• redistricting
• GOP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Supreme Court, Virginia Supreme Court, GOP

Books & works: Voting Rights Act

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