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'Standing on quicksand': Janai Nelson SOUNDS ALARM after Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act - The Weeknight - MS NOW
Today, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map that would have protected the state's Black voters, eviscerating what's left of the Voting Rights Act.
Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, joins The Weeknight to discuss the decision. She argued the Louisiana v. Callais case before the Supreme Court. - Aired on 04/29/2026.