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Harris slams court ruling, warns of Black vote dilution

5/19/2026

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling, saying it lets states dismantle Black-majority districts.
Harris warned Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina are redrawing maps to dilute Black voting power, labeling it “back-door racism,” and urged Supreme Court expansion and statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
House Speaker Mike Johnson rebuked Harris, calling her and other Democrats “institutional arsonists” for court reforms.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling, saying it lets states dismantle Black-majority districts.
Harris warned Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina are redrawing maps to dilute Black voting power, labeling it “back-door racism,” and urged Supreme Court expansion and statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
House Speaker Mike Johnson rebuked Harris, calling her and other Democrats “institutional arsonists” for court reforms.