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  "path": "/2026/04/29/elena-kagan-voting-rights-act-supreme-court-dissent-callais-v-louisiana/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T19:05:00.000Z",
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    "Black History",
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    "Justice Kagan Sounds the Alarm as Supreme Court Dismantles Voting Rights Protections: ‘Elected Politicians Picking Their Voters’",
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  "textContent": "In a 6-3 decision in _Callais v. Louisiana_ on Wednesday, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s current congressional map—drawn after the 2020 census to include a second majority-Black district—and, in doing so, weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the last remaining nationwide tool for challenging racially discriminatory voting laws.\n\nThe post Justice Kagan Sounds the Alarm as Supreme Court Dismantles Voting Rights Protections: ‘Elected Politicians Picking Their Voters’ appeared first on Ms. Magazine.",
  "title": "Justice Kagan Sounds the Alarm as Supreme Court Dismantles Voting Rights Protections: ‘Elected Politicians Picking Their Voters’"
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