The U.S. Supreme Court’s Supreme Takeover
As the final decisions of the term dropped, it was clear this Court is as extreme as ever.

As the final decisions of the term dropped, it was clear this Court is as extreme as ever.
Today, the Court ruled that state legislatures aren’t free to draw congressional maps free from constraints. In doing so, the Court turned back a major threat to American democracy that could have upended elections across the country.
Last month, Minnesota brought the U.S. one step closer to reforming the Electoral College and ushering in a national popular vote for president.
Organizations like ours will keep building power with Black and brown folks in rural areas, but we can’t be the only ones.
Texas Republicans are taking a hardline against corruption in their state. You read that right.
On April 20, a leading voice in conservative politics said the quiet part out loud: Republicans should make it harder for young people to vote.
Proper election infrastructure investment could have prevented the 2022 ballot fiasco in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The names of the states change, but the results are the same: voting for minorities and young voters becomes harder and elections become less free and fair.
With Thomas’ latest betrayal, the curtain has been pulled back and we can no longer blindly trust his or the Court’s independence.
What happened in Tennessee last week undermines a key premise pushed by supporters of the ISL theory and underscores precisely how dangerous it could be if adopted by the Court.