The Gerrymandering Wars
5/9/20261 hr 12 min
Joyce Vance hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss Chief Justice Roberts’ defense of the SCOTUS against partisanship accusations, the controversy over its Louisiana v. Callais ruling and the immediate implementation of the decision, and Justice Jackson’s pushback on the court. Then, the #Sisters break down the escalating gerrymandering war, Trump’s pressure on Republicans to redraw maps mid-decade, and Democrats' possible responses. They also examine the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election records from Fulton County, Georgia, a federal judge’s refusal to return them, and suspicious FBI targeting of a Democratic state senator involved in Virginia redistricting.
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First 90 secondsJoyce Vance· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome back to Hashtag Sisters-in-Law with Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, and me, Joyce Vance. We have got a news-packed show today. There's lots going on. Our three topics for today include the Supreme Court, what's going on there. We'll do a little roundup for you. The most recent news on gerrymandering and the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision in Clay. And of course, the Fulton County ballots case, where the Justice Department is still trying to re-litigate the 2020 election for the audience of one, the President of the United States. Um, lots to dig into. But before we get there, you know, we all need to lighten the mood a little bit these days, and so in my fantasy life, I've been trying to think what concert would I like to go to? If I could get on a plane and meet anybody I wanted to, who would I want to see perform live? So I'm curious what ideas you have. Um, Jill, do you want to start?
Jill Wine-Banks· Host1:15
Oh, God, no. [laughs] But I will. Um- [laughs] That was quite the reaction.
Joyce Vance· Host1:21
I didn't think it was- Well, it, uh- ... such an emotionally triggering question.
Jill Wine-Banks· Host1:24
Well, it is because I, I... First of all, the music I love is, like,