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In It to Win It's JournalState Senator London Lamar on Tennessee Republicans stealing representation from majority-Black Memphis:
Senator London Lamar on @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn and TN Republicans stealing representation from majority-Black Memphis:
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T03:08:14.089Z
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Breaking: Tennessee Republicans pass new 9-0 gerrymander
Breaking: Tennessee Republicans pass new 9-0 gerrymander after SCOTUS destruction of Voting Rights Act eliminating state’s only majority-Black district & last Democratic seat. Splits Memphis, which is 63% Black, into 3 districts to disenfranchise Black voters. Quite literally a return to Jim Crow
— Ari Berman (@ariberman.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T18:22:41.422Z
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Barack Obama this afternoon endorsed Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin for Georgia Supreme Court
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State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important.
Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, the only two candidates in the race with strong records of standing up for all Georgians.
Early voting is already underway and Election Day is May 19th. Find out where you can vote at http://IWillVote.com/GA.
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Barack Obama this afternoon endorsed Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, the two liberal attorneys who are running for the Georgia supreme court in the May 19 (general) elections.
— Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T18:30:45.902Z
Learn more about these elections and why they matter:
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NEW: 113 Republican members of Congress asked the Supreme Court to end telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone
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NEW: 113 Republican members of Congress asked the Supreme Court to end telehealth prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone. They say the FDA rule change was improper *and* that it violates the federal Comstock Act
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1207/408275/20260507122624693_25A1207%20and%2025A1208_Amicus%20Brief.pdf
NEW: 113 Republican members of Congress asked the Supreme Court to end telehealth prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone. They say the FDA rule change was improper *and* that it violates the federal Comstock Act
— Susan Rinkunas (@susanrinkunas.com) 2026-05-07T17:11:01.062Z
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The Tennessee House changed state law to adopt a new congressional gerrymander
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https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tennessee-republicans-gerrymander-majority-black-district-memphis/
Tennessee Republicans’ aggressive gerrymander is the first directly in response to last week’s Supreme Court ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act. The decision ignited several GOP redistricting efforts aimed at eliminating electoral districts drawn to protect the voting power of racial minorities across the country.
To pass the new map, Tennessee Republicans first repealed a state law that had barred lawmakers from redistricting between censuses for around five decades. They also changed legislative rules to limit public comment to expedite the passage of the repeal and the new map.
The Tennessee Senate, which passed the repeal, is expected to take up the map later Thursday.
The new map splits Memphis, a majority-Black city that made up most of the state’s 9th Congressional District, between three districts. It also further fractures Nashville, another Democratic stronghold in the state.
John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it.
https://www.lawdork.com/p/john-roberts-likes-being-politicalHe wanted to make policy then, and he failed in 1982 — at least as to whether violations of the Voting Rights Act could be shown by proving the effects of redistricting efforts and not just the purpose of the lawmakers behind the maps.
As chief justice of the United States, however, he oversaw the reversal of that congressional action signed into law by then-president Ronald Reagan — and, through two orders in the days since, told politicians that they are free to act quickly on it, cutting corners to do so if needed.
Following the second of those orders, Roberts complained to a group of lawyers and judges on Wednesday that “people think we’re making policy decisions, [that] we’re saying we think this is what things should be as opposed to this is what the law provides.“
As Lawrence Hurley reported for NBC News, Roberts continued: “I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do. I would say that’s the main difficulty.“
NEW: John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T15:40:23.680Z
Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as "political actors." They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world consequences.
Today, at Law Dork:
An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation to use a congressional map previously struck down by the courts
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/alabama-races-toward-final-votes-to-gerrymander-elections-already-underway/If allowed by federal courts to go into effect, the maps would immediately strip Black voters in the state of political representation in the wake of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act.
An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation Thursday to use a congressional map that was previously struck down by courts under the very provision the U.S. Supreme Court gutted last week. The measure was approved by the House Wednesday. Next, it will get a final vote from the full Senate, and, if approved, go to the governor’s desk.
A House committee vote on a similar bill impacting state senate districts is expected shortly.
BREAKING: An Alabama Senate committee greenlit legislation to use a congressional map previously struck down by the courts under the Voting Rights Act, moving lawmakers closer to a final vote.
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-07T15:39:05.761260305Z
A House committee vote on a similar bill targeting state senate districts is also expected soon.
Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as 'political actors'
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/chief-justice-john-roberts-says-justices-are-not-political-actors-rcna343958Speaking at a conference for lawyers and judges in Hershey, Roberts said the Supreme Court is required to make decisions that are not popular and bemoaned that there is not a better understanding among the public of how the court operates.
“I think at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, [that] we’re saying we think this is what things should be as opposed to this is what the law provides,” Roberts said. “I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do. I would say that’s the main difficulty.”
While he conceded that people have a right to criticize the court and its decisions, he added that there is a tendency to focus too much on politics.
“We’re not simply part of the political process, and there’s a reason for that, and I’m not sure people grasp that as much as is appropriate,” Roberts said.
NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds:
— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T00:02:43.440Z
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South Carolina clears first hurdle on path to gerrymander, eliminate Black district
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/south-carolina-clears-first-hurdle-on-path-to-gerrymander-eliminate-black-district/In an 87-25 vote, the South Carolina House approved a sine die amendment allowing lawmakers to return after adjournment to take up congressional redistricting — clearing the first major procedural hurdle in a growing national push to redraw maps after the Supreme Court gutted key Voting Rights Act protections that had long shielded Black voting power from racial gerrymandering.
The move comes as GOP-led states across the South race to capitalize on the Supreme Court’s devastating ruling.
The measure now heads to the state Senate, where Republicans still need a two-thirds vote to move forward with redistricting. Though the GOP holds a supermajority in both chambers, only a handful of Republican defections could derail the effort.
🚨 BREAKING: South Carolina Republicans took a crucial step toward gerrymandering the state’s congressional map Wednesday, clearing the first hurdle in a post-Callais push that could dismantle the state’s lone Democratic district represented by Rep. Jim Clyburn.
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-06T23:31:15.921Z
Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee's Majority-Black House District
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The new map slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city, and Shelby County into three districts and will most likely give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat, which includes the city.
The state legislature tried to make a 63 percent black city live with a statue honoring a slave trader, KKK leader, and convict lessor. Now they’re going to make sure Memphians are represented in Congress by someone who hates them, and is terrified to step foot in the city. (Or any city.)
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T22:52:41.407Z
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