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Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman.

May 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Friend of the Court

Friend of the Court Friend of the Court

Cockles and Mussels.

May 1, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call on the US Supreme Court to uphold a fair and representative congressional map in “Louisiana v. Callais” on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.

The Voting Rights Decision Is a Warning About Women’s Political Power The Voting Rights Decision Is a Warning About Women’s Political Power

Voter exclusion was never about men alone. And much is at stake for women in state and federal elections.

Apr 30, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

People march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala.

Letitia James: We Cannot Afford to Abandon the Voting Rights Act Letitia James: We Cannot Afford to Abandon the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court’s decision is a cruel blow to our democracy. But our efforts to ensure that every American has the representation and resources they deserve will not stop.

Apr 30, 2026 / Letitia James

A screenshot from a news story about the ties between the Dallas police and ICE.

The Long, Bitter Fight to Get ICE Out of Dallas The Long, Bitter Fight to Get ICE Out of Dallas

The mayor wants to deepen his city’s collaboration with ICE. The people have other ideas.

Apr 30, 2026 / Arman Deendar

Demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court Building during oral arguments for “Louisiana v. Callais,” October 2025.

The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act

In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power.

Apr 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal

US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts at Donald Trump’s 2025 address to both chambers of Congress.

The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade

Beginning with his first job in the Reagan Justice Department, the chief justice has been hell-bent on dismantling the Voting Rights Act.

Apr 29, 2026 / David Daley

Donald Trump looks out at the White House Ballroom construction site.

Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment

The president’s decision to commandeer the DOJ to argue that his ballroom is a security necessity is the ultimate sign that this country is in decline.

Apr 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Hotel workers Alejandra Siciliano, Margarita Ramos, an organizer for Local 11, and Patricia De Rivera join a May Day rally in Los Angeles for International Workers’ Day and to protest Trump’s policies on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

May Day Action—Plus, a Confederate Monuments Takedown May Day Action—Plus, a Confederate Monuments Takedown

John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s May Day strike is a test of our power to resist.

Apr 29, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (left) and FBI Director Kash Patel appear at a press conference following the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center for money laundering at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026.

The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists

The case against the anti-hate organization will reassure racists that an organization that successfully tracks, exposes, and bankrupts them is now in the government’s crosshairs....

Apr 28, 2026 / Kali Holloway

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