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Cohen Targets Roberts for Gerrymandering, Announces Retirement

5/23/2026

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Rep. Steve Cohen introduced impeachment articles against Justice John Roberts on May 21, 2026, accusing him of politicizing the Court on gerrymandering.
The resolution has no co-sponsors and is unlikely to pass because Republicans control chambers; one justice, Samuel Chase in 1804, has been impeached.
Cohen said he will not seek reelection after the Court’s decision that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, enabling gerrymandering in Tennessee.

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Rep. Steve Cohen introduced impeachment articles against Justice John Roberts on May 21, 2026, accusing him of politicizing the Court on gerrymandering.
The resolution has no co-sponsors and is unlikely to pass because Republicans control chambers; one justice, Samuel Chase in 1804, has been impeached.
Cohen said he will not seek reelection after the Court’s decision that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, enabling gerrymandering in Tennessee.