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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Louisiana v. Callais is the next move in that plan. If the Court strikes down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, it will complete the project Hofeller started and Leo perfected, cementing minority rule through maps, money, and manipulated law.

That is what is really at stake.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Together, Hofeller’s gerrymandering blueprint and Leo’s court machine form the backbone of the modern GOP strategy. First, redraw the maps to lock in power.Then, reshape the courts to make those maps untouchable. Finally, rewrite the law so voters cannot fight back.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Louisiana’s argument in Louisiana v. Callais leans heavily on Fisher v. Texas. This is the same network using the same playbook: find the right case, pair it with the right judge, and reshape the law to make racial discrimination untouchable.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

They did more than just placing judges.
Edward Blum, a Leo ally, built the model: recruit plaintiffs and push them to the Supreme Court.

BTW, Blum's Project on Fair
Representation was funded Shelby
County v. Holder, which gutted preclearance, and Fisher v. Texas.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Leo’s network stacked the courts with judges hostile to voting rights and civil rights. Through groups like the Judicial Crisis Network and Honest Elections Project, Leo’s dark money network poured hundreds of millions into confirming judges and advancing cases that chipped away at the VRA.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

But the GOP did not stop at maps. They built a legal machine to make those gerrymanders untouchable. Enter Leonard Leo, co-chair of the Federalist Society and architect of the modern conservative judiciary.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Hofeller’s fingerprints were everywhere. He drew maps or collected racial data for many states including Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. Even in Florida, where voters banned partisan gerrymandering, he helped run a secret shadow process that was later ruled unconstitutional.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Hofeller’s maps did not just use race data, they depended on it. He tracked thousands of Black students at North Carolina A&T State U by race, age, and voting status, then split the campus in half so their votes would be divided between two Republican-controlled districts.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

It started with Thomas Hofeller, the GOP’s redistricting mastermind. When he died in 2018, he left behind 70,000 files showing exactly how Republicans used race data to redraw maps and entrench their power for decades. His files were the blueprint for modern racial gerrymandering.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 9h

Louisiana v. Callais is not just one case. It is the next step in a long-term Republican strategy to lock in political power through redistricting, the courts, and control of the law itself. Here’s how we got here ⬇️

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Tomorrow the Supreme Court will rehear a case that could let the GOP grab 19 new, safe U.S. House seats by gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

I wrote for @slate.com about how the far-right justices seem ready to help Republicans lock in one party rule for a generation.

The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop

On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.

slate.com

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 7d

On October 15, the Supreme Court will rehear Louisiana v. Callais could allow Republicans to draw 27 new safe GOP U.S. House seats. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has been the cornerstone of fair representation in America. It stops politicians from rigging maps to silence voters of color.

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Next week, the Supreme Court will re-hear a case that could allow Republicans to create 19 new safe U.S. House seats by gutting what’s left of the Voting Rights Act.

The far-right majority may finally be ready to finish the VRA off.

Here’s what’s at stake. ⬇️

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

www.politico.com

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 7d

Louisiana drew a new majority-Black congressional district to fix racial discrimination in its map.

Non-Black voters sued, crying discrimination.

October 15: The Supreme Court will decide if considering race to fix discrimination in political maps can be called discrimination.

Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 7d

📺 WATCH: Next week, the Supreme Court will decide if considering race to fix racial discrimination in redistricting can be called “discrimination.”

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social and Dr. Carol Anderson explain the attack on the central safeguard against racially discriminatory redistricting.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Change Voting Rights for Generations

Louisiana v. Callais could dismantle the Voting Rights Act

open.substack.com

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 7d

📺 WATCH: Next week, the Supreme Court will decide if considering race to fix racial discrimination in redistricting can be called “discrimination.”

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social and Dr. Carol Anderson explain the attack on the central safeguard against racially discriminatory redistricting.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Change Voting Rights for Generations

Louisiana v. Callais could dismantle the Voting Rights Act

open.substack.com

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 8d

And we’re back! But this time, we’re talking elections.

Join us on Wednesday, 10/15 at 7 PM for an engaging discussion ft @laurengw.bsky.social and @marcelias.bsky.social.

Together, they’ll dive into how we can all take part in building a stronger democracy.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Georgia is already feeling the impacts of the federal shutdown. The shutdown threatens our economy and small businesses, public health, research, travel, and much more.

This isn’t just politics, it’s real life.

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 23d

Did you know the Georgia Public Service Commission decides how much you pay for electricity? Their decisions impact your wallet and our planet.

Make a plan to vote at PeachVote.com!

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 28d

Are you ready to REACH your community?

You are invited to apply to Fair Fight’s pilot Social Media Ambassador Program on REACH! YOU are the best messenger for your community!

Join us on September 23 at 7PM for training!

Apply here: tinyurl.com/SocialAmbass...

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · 29d

🚨🚨We need democracy warriors in the room…

SAVANNAH, join us for the House Study Committee on Election Procedures THIS Thursday September 18, 2025.

Let’s show OUT and speak UP!

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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · Sep 10

Full story/recap from today's sparsely attended Tea Party SAVE Act rally: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

More.

Stop and Abduct: SCOTUS OKs Racial Profiling by Trump’s Masked Agents

Sep 09, 2025

www.fairfight.com

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a chilling order allowing Trump’s masked federal agents to continue racially-targeted immigration raids.

Fair Fight CEO @laurengw.bsky.social calls out the Court for enabling a policy "beyond stop-and-frisk. It’s stop-and-abduct."

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Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

Are you ready to REACH your community?

You are invited to apply to Fair Fight’s pilot Social Media Ambassador Program on REACH! YOU are the best messenger for your community!

Join us on September 23 at 7PM for training!

Apply here: tinyurl.com/SocialAmbass...

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW: Trump announced a ban on mail voting, 3 days after Putin told him to.

Besides being unconstitutional, it’s humiliating – the president parroting a foreign autocrat’s orders like a lackey.

The goal: block Americans from choosing our leaders and having a say in our future.

Trump’s Mail Voting Ban: The Next Step Toward Authoritarian Control

On Putin’s advice, Trump announced an assault on elections.

rightsandinsights.substack.com

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