After ‘Milligan,’ some redistricting cases may find their way back to state lawmakers who fear Black voters—and the multiracial coalitions they can anchor.
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Why Supreme Court Protests Matter
Public outrage at the extreme decisions and corruption may have gotten John Roberts to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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How ‘Fair Maps’ Went Foul
Red states refuse to play by the same rules as blue states.
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L.A. Backstory: The History Behind the City Council’s Racist Tirades
Where did the behind-closed-doors racist garbage from some leading Los Angeles elected officials come from?
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More Rights in Danger as Supreme Court Term Begins
Threats to voting rights, affirmative action, the environment, and student debt relief take center stage.
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The Supreme Court Doesn’t Completely Overturn Majority Rule … for Now
The Court is moving toward verifying a doctrine that gives state legislatures near-unilateral authority over election laws.
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Montana Refuses to Gerrymander
An American Indian woman heads the country’s oldest bipartisan redistricting commission, and she’s determined to set an example for a polarized country.
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Progressives and the Afghanistan Debacle
Today on TAP: We shouldn’t try to whitewash this pullout
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Threats to the Dems in 2022
Today on TAP: Three things that can spare us a stolen election in 2022