A major SCOTUS ruling on voting rights.

A major SCOTUS ruling on voting rights.

From Tangle by Isaac Saul

April 30, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana's congressional map and its implications for voting rights and gerrymandering.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court  ruled  6–3 that Louisiana must redraw its congressional map, finding that one of the state’s majority-black districts was unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on race. The decision weakens — but does not strike down — Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which  prohibits  voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race or color. In the wake of the decision, several states could move to redraw their congressional maps based on the Court’s guidance, an effort that is expected to benefit Republicans.  Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to  ReadTangle.com  to sign up! Suspension of the Rules. Isaac, Ari, and Kmele take on partisan gerrymandering and the Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act in the latest episode of  Suspension of the Rules . After you finish reading today’s edition diving deep on the topic, check out the latest video for more discussion — plus an exploration on the recent assassination attempt against President Trump, the White House ballroom, and a dramatic “fight me, bro” challenge…

People in this episode

Host: Isaac Saul

Guests: Ari, Kmele

Topics covered

  • voting rights
  • gerrymandering
  • Supreme Court
  • politics
  • elections

Keywords

  • Supreme Court
  • Louisiana
  • gerrymandering
  • Voting Rights Act
  • congressional map

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act

Places: Louisiana

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