No Law Can Fix What the Supreme Court Just Did - Expert Panel - Democracy Docket

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The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais, delivering what Marc Elias calls the worst voting rights ruling in modern memory. The fight isn't over — but no new law can undo what the court just did. So what comes next, and how do we actually push back?

In this Democracy Docket panel, Marc Elias is joined by Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Leah Litman, University of Michigan law professor and co-host of Strict Scrutiny; and Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee.

Together, they break down the Callais ruling, the Supreme Court's pattern of dismantling voting rights, the threat to Black and Latino representation in Congress, and the real reforms that could turn this around. - 05/07/2026.


0:00 The worst voting rights case in modern history
0:59 Damon Hewitt breaks down Louisiana v. Callais
2:07 A trilogy of bad decisions: Shelby, Brnovich, and Callais
4:22 Raskin: green light for partisan gerrymandering
7:37 The path forward: multi-member districts and the For the People Act
10:12 Leah Litman: the court has revealed itself as partisan hacks
13:31 The Merrick Garland–Amy Barrett hypocrisy
15:54 Texas redistricting and the shadow docket contradiction
17:09 Callais as a cultural moment: delegitimizing Black elected officials
19:59 Hewitt: a jurisprudence to match white nationalist grievance
22:33 Raskin: silver linings and the case for structural reform
32:43 Litman: expanding the court and anti-corruption reforms