“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was gutted by the Supreme Court, leading to swift changes in Southern states.”
The Supreme Court's 2013 decision in *Shelby County v. Holder* invalidated the formula used to determine which jurisdictions were subject to federal preclearance under the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais* further restricted the Act's enforceability.
The claim accurately reflects both the long-term impact of *Shelby County v. Holder*, which effectively ended federal preclearance for voting law changes, and the widespread legal and media assessment that the 2026 *Louisiana v. Callais* decision further curtailed the Voting Rights Act's protections against discriminatory redistricting.
Judged as of Jul 2, 2026— the video's publish date
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in *Trump v. Slaughter* that the President has the authority to remove members of independent agencies at will, effectively overruling the 1935 precedent of *Humphrey's Executor v. United States*.
In its April 29, 2026, decision in *Louisiana v. Callais*, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a congressional map containing a second majority-Black district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, a move widely characterized by legal scholars and civil rights groups as effectively gutting or evis
In the June 2026 decision *Trump v. Slaughter*, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president has the authority to remove heads of independent federal agencies without cause, effectively overruling the 1935 precedent *Humphrey's Executor v. United States* for those agencies, though it separately de