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Kagan Warns Court Rules Weaken Voting Rights Ahead Midterms

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC · How we work

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Justice Elena Kagan criticized the Court’s election rulings two weeks before the 2026 midterms.
She said the 2019 decision barring courts from partisan gerrymandering sparked race to the bottom.
Kagan argued the April Louisiana v. Callais ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act and enabled minority-district cuts.
She claimed recent campaign-finance rulings opened loopholes for massive political spending and warned expanding presidential power threatens agencies.

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Justice Elena Kagan criticized the Court’s election rulings two weeks before the 2026 midterms.
She said the 2019 decision barring courts from partisan gerrymandering sparked race to the bottom.
Kagan argued the April Louisiana v. Callais ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act and enabled minority-district cuts.
She claimed recent campaign-finance rulings opened loopholes for massive political spending and warned expanding presidential power threatens agencies.