BREAKING: SCOTUS Deals Another Blow to Multiracial Democracy

About this episode

Kate and Leah discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act with guest Marc Elias.

Kate and Leah are joined by Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias to break down the Supreme Court’s shameful assault on multiracial democracy in its ruling on the Voting Rights Act case, Louisiana v. Callais . Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2026! 6/20/26 – New York City Learn more: http://crooked.com/events Preorder Melissa’s book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader Preorder a signed paperback of Leah’s book, Lawless, here . Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate, Leah

Guest: Marc Elias

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• Voting Rights Act
• multiracial democracy
• politics
• law
• current events

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• Voting Rights Act
• multiracial democracy
• Marc Elias
• Louisiana v. Callais
• law
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy Docket, Supreme Court

Books & works: The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader, Lawless

Places: Louisiana, New York City

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