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Air Date: 5/12/2026

Today we examine the redistricting scramble unleashed by the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act. We'll hear how Southern states moved within days to crack majority-Black districts, how Tennessee banned public input to rush through new maps, and why every governor's race, state legislative seat, and secretary of state contest in 2026 is now a redistricting fight.

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(00:53:57) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

How One Senate Rule Is Destroying Voting Rights

DEEPER DIVES

(01:05:18) SECTION A: THE RULING & THE LAW

A1: SCOTUS 86s Voting Rights Part 1 - #SistersInLaw - Air Date 5-2-26

A2: The Death Of The Voting Rights Act EXPLAINED Part 1 - Why, America? with Leeja Miller - Air Date 4-30-26

A3: SCOTUS 86s Voting Rights Part 2 - #SistersInLaw - Air Date 5-2-26

(01:24:35) SECTION B: HOW WE GOT HERE

B1: John Lewis and the Struggle for Voting Rights - Equal Justice Initiative - Air Date 3-9-26

B2:

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