Democrats renew calls for US Supreme Court overhaul after voting rights decision

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 1,187

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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After the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the federal Voting Rights Act in an April 29 decision, a furious U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned what he called an “illegitimate” conservative majority on the court.

“This isn’t even the Roberts Court,” Jeffries said, referring to Chief Justice John Roberts. “It’s the Trump Court.”

Democrats are renewing their calls to overhaul the Supreme Court in the wake of the court’s decision, which empowers states to gerrymander …

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