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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 1h

Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 2h

CAC’s @davidhgans.bsky.social explained why this should be an “open-and-shut case” in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 1d

Your reminder, in advance of tomorrow's argument, that efforts to guarantee voting rights to Black Americans have been attacked as race-based for centuries. Callais's argument is eerily similar to those made by Southern states in refusing to ratify the 15th Amdt. slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to reading your review!

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 4d

CAC’s @davidhgans.bsky.social explained what’s at stake at the Court: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

Drawn Out

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 5d

CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...

Accepting applications: Sponsored Legal Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 5d

CAC is hiring! Join our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution as a Paralegal & Research Associate: www.theusconstitution.org/paralegal-an...

CAC is hiring! Paralegal and Research Associate: Apply to join the CAC team today!

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 5d

The Voting Rights Act is in the crosshairs at #SCOTUS next week. Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social in @politicalwire.com:
politicalwire.com/2025/10/08/r...

Republicans Could Draw 19 More House Seats

"Democratic voting rights groups are preparing for a nightmare scenario if the Supreme Court guts a key part of the landmark civil rights-era legislation, the Voting Rights Act — a very real possibili...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 7d

The First Amendment doesn't prevent states from being able to protect their residents from harmful "conversion therapy." Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes in @bloomberglaw.com: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...

Conversion Therapy Ban Case Tests Traditional State Police Power

A therapist’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on treatment the state says harms LGBTQ+ youths may seem like just the next battle in the culture wars, but the case presents the US Supreme Court with an opp...

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 7d

You can't understand the Reconstruction Amendments without grappling with the work of the Black conventions that eloquently spoke to the constitutional aspirations of Black Americans. Read my latest piece @slate.com on how Black Americans won the right to vote: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 7d

“The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again” electionlawblog.org?p=152401

"The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again" #ELB

David Gans for Slate: In the two decades John Roberts has served as chief justice, the Supreme Court he presides over has repeatedly decimated the Voting Rights Act, striking a series of savage blows ...

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Nina Henry @ninagrace.bsky.social · 7d

Super interesting and relevant scholarship from my brilliant colleague David on how Black voting rights advocates shaped our Constitution during Reconstruction:

CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 7d

"When the Roberts court examines the Constitution’s text and history, it has privileged white male voices. But if it wants to be faithful to constitutional text and history in Callais, it will have to broaden the lens." Read CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 7d

"When the Roberts court examines the Constitution’s text and history, it has privileged white male voices. But if it wants to be faithful to constitutional text and history in Callais, it will have to broaden the lens." Read CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 7d

My latest @slate.com on how Black Americans won the fight to make the our nation a multiracial democracy and how race-consciousness lies at the core of the 15th Amendment. The attack on the VRA in Callais is deeply inconsistent with the Constitution's text and history: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 8d

“We’re in a period of conflict and struggle over our constitutional system, and this is a question not only for lawyers and the courts, but for everyone.” Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social: the.ink/p/has-it-eve...

Has it ever been this bad before?

In "We the People," historian Jill Lepore explains the constitutional crisis before us

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 8d

The Framers were deeply concerned with preventing actual and apparent corruption in government. Read our #SCOTUS amicus brief explaining why the Federal Election Campaign Act’s limits on coordinated spending by political parties are constitutional: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...

National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission | Constitutional Accountability Center

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · 11d

Glad it arrived safe and sound! I'm enjoying my bobblehead too. Huge thanks!!

Megan @meplusdog.bsky.social · 11d

I shrieked with glee to find this at my gate this afternoon. Thank you to @davidhgans.bsky.social for going out of your way to ship this to an e-stranger, to @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social for facilitating, and to @thegreenbag.bsky.social for the sheer magnificence.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 16d

My SCOTUS term preview for the Guardian - it focuses on the case challenging what remains of the Voting Rights Act (Callais), how that's part of a centuries-old campaign against Reconstruction, & how that's representative of several issues on the Court's docket.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court

Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake

www.theguardian.com

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 19d

The Voting Rights Act is in the crosshairs at #SCOTUS. Listen to more on the history of voting rights from @davidhgans.bsky.social in conversation with @sargeinpolipsych.bsky.social: circumscription.fireside.fm/5

Drawn Out

A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.

circumscription.fireside.fm

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 20d

The President doesn’t have the authority to force cities and states to change their bail policies. Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @amandavhernan.bsky.social in @stateline.org: stateline.org/2025/09/23/c...

Cashless bail, explained: What it is, how it works and why Trump is targeting it • Stateline

Dozens of jurisdictions, including some states, have taken steps to change their bail systems, but there is no single definition of what constitutes “bail reform” or how such changes are applied.

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 25d

#tdih 1830

Forty African Americans, elected by communities in nine states, met in Philadelphia.

They founded the National Colored Conventions movement.

Read ⬇️, follow @ccp-org.bsky.social, and visit digital collection with essays here. 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fi...

Sept. 20, 1830: The First Meeting of the Colored Conventions Movement

Forty African Americans, elected by communities in nine states, met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1830 to organize for improving the lives of Black people in North America. That week, they founded ...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 21d

Check out the latest from Professor Catherine Powell in @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

Trump’s Boycott of the UN’s Human Rights Process Puts America Last, Not First

The Trump administration has chosen to retreat from UN human rights standards and processes. These decisions make Americans less safe.

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 28d

Today is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day! This year, both the Constitution and core concepts of citizenship are under attack, and they deserve our attention and protection more than ever. Read more from CAC’s Praveen Fernandes in @acslaw.bsky.social: www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...

We Celebrate the Constitution and Citizenship at a Time When Both Are Under Attack | ACS

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · Sep 14

David Gans on Circumspection Podcast Talking about Louisiana v. Callais, and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court electionlawblog.org?p=152015

David Gans on Circumspection Podcast Talking about Louisiana v. Callais, and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court #ELB

Listen here.

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David H. Gans @davidhgans.bsky.social · Sep 12

Congrats, this is such wonderful news!!!!

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