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"The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again" #ELB

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1d

“The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again” electionlawblog.org?p=152401

David Gans for Slate: In the two decades John Roberts has served as chief justice, the Supreme Court he presides over has repeatedly decimated the Voting Rights Act, striking a series of savage blows ...

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Nina Henry @ninagrace.bsky.social · 1d

Super interesting and relevant scholarship from my brilliant colleague David on how Black voting rights advocates shaped our Constitution during Reconstruction:

CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 1d

"When the Roberts court examines the Constitution’s text and history, it has privileged white male voices. But if it wants to be faithful to constitutional text and history in Callais, it will have to broaden the lens." Read CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 1d

"When the Roberts court examines the Constitution’s text and history, it has privileged white male voices. But if it wants to be faithful to constitutional text and history in Callais, it will have to broaden the lens." Read CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 1d

My latest @slate.com on how Black Americans won the fight to make the our nation a multiracial democracy and how race-consciousness lies at the core of the 15th Amendment. The attack on the VRA in Callais is deeply inconsistent with the Constitution's text and history: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

Has it ever been this bad before?

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 2d

“We’re in a period of conflict and struggle over our constitutional system, and this is a question not only for lawyers and the courts, but for everyone.” Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social: the.ink/p/has-it-eve...

In "We the People," historian Jill Lepore explains the constitutional crisis before us

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 2d

The Framers were deeply concerned with preventing actual and apparent corruption in government. Read our #SCOTUS amicus brief explaining why the Federal Election Campaign Act’s limits on coordinated spending by political parties are constitutional: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...

National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission | Constitutional Accountability Center

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 5d

Glad it arrived safe and sound! I'm enjoying my bobblehead too. Huge thanks!!

Megan @meplusdog.bsky.social · 5d

I shrieked with glee to find this at my gate this afternoon. Thank you to @davidhgans.bsky.social for going out of your way to ship this to an e-stranger, to @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social for facilitating, and to @thegreenbag.bsky.social for the sheer magnificence.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 10d

My SCOTUS term preview for the Guardian - it focuses on the case challenging what remains of the Voting Rights Act (Callais), how that's part of a centuries-old campaign against Reconstruction, & how that's representative of several issues on the Court's docket.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court

Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 13d

The Voting Rights Act is in the crosshairs at #SCOTUS. Listen to more on the history of voting rights from @davidhgans.bsky.social in conversation with @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

Cashless bail, explained: What it is, how it works and why Trump is targeting it • Stateline

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 13d

The President doesn’t have the authority to force cities and states to change their bail policies. Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @amandavhernan.bsky.social in @stateline.org: stateline.org/2025/09/23/c...

Dozens of jurisdictions, including some states, have taken steps to change their bail systems, but there is no single definition of what constitutes “bail reform” or how such changes are applied.

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 19d

#tdih 1830

Forty African Americans, elected by communities in nine states, met in Philadelphia.

They founded the National Colored Conventions movement.

Read ⬇️, follow @ccp-org.bsky.social, and visit digital collection with essays here. 🧵
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Sept. 20, 1830: The First Meeting of the Colored Conventions Movement

Forty African Americans, elected by communities in nine states, met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1830 to organize for improving the lives of Black people in North America. That week, they founded ...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 15d

Check out the latest from Professor Catherine Powell in @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

Trump’s Boycott of the UN’s Human Rights Process Puts America Last, Not First

The Trump administration has chosen to retreat from UN human rights standards and processes. These decisions make Americans less safe.

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 21d

Today is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day! This year, both the Constitution and core concepts of citizenship are under attack, and they deserve our attention and protection more than ever. Read more from CAC’s Praveen Fernandes in @acslaw.bsky.social: www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...

We Celebrate the Constitution and Citizenship at a Time When Both Are Under Attack | ACS

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 24d

David Gans on Circumspection Podcast Talking about Louisiana v. Callais, and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court electionlawblog.org?p=152015

David Gans on Circumspection Podcast Talking about Louisiana v. Callais, and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court #ELB

Listen here.

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 26d

Congrats, this is such wonderful news!!!!

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 28d

The Voting Rights Act is in the crosshairs at #SCOTUS. Listen to more on the history of voting rights from @davidhgans.bsky.social in conversation with @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Sep 8

Kavanaugh doubles down on (& misapplies) the most shameful standing decision in the Court’s modern history, Los Angeles vs. Lyons (1983). In Lyons a Black man who was victim of a chokehold by LAPD sought to enjoin its use. SCOTUS said no standing b/c….how do you know it will happen to you again?

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Sep 8

How does the Voting Rights Act work? Listen to more on the history of voting rights from @davidhgans.bsky.social in conversation with @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President | Constitutional Accountability Center

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump’s executive order attacking the right to vote is blatantly unconstitutional. Read our brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/l...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Sep 2

"If a president can flood your streets with federal agents and import troops from other states under the guise of an 'emergency,' then no community is safe." More from the Not Above the Law coalition chairs, including CAC's Praveen Fernandes, in @thehill.com: thehill.com/opinion/whit...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our Constitution protects the right to vote, but that right is now under attack. Listen to @davidhgans.bsky.social in conversation with @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

Louisiana v. Callais | Constitutional Accountability Center

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Sep 3

Read our brief explaining why state mapmakers can take race into account in drawing maps that comply with the Voting Rights Act: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/l...

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Michael Sargent @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social · Sep 2

If you are into voting rights and/or redistricting, I made a podcast episode for you: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.