BREAKING: SCOTUS Deals Another Blow to Multiracial Democracy
4/29/202641 min
Kate and Leah are joined by Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias to break down the Supreme Court’s shameful assault on multiracial democracy in its ruling on the Voting Rights Act case, Louisiana v. Callais.
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