In the last ten years, supreme court has handed down three major decisions in voting rights cases. John Avlon says he doesn't think there is much of a right act left to check partisan jerrymandering without any checks and balances. The high court should be very cautious about handing down decisions that change election rules when it's too close to an election for courts to be able to do anything, Avlon says.
When it comes to fixing discriminatory voting maps, nine months may not be enough for some justices. Ian Millhiser explains.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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