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UTUSN

(76,004 posts) Sun Oct 12, 2025, 04:18 PM 7 hrs ago

Why does it seem that the non-decision last term was groundwork for the shock? So this decision won't be known until June 2026?

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Re-hearing from last term on gutting the Voting Rights Act coming up this week (Original Post) UTUSN 7 hrs ago OP

(20,090 posts)

1. If this goes badly which I understand context in terms of probability

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 06:27 PM

5 hrs ago

When would it take effect? Thank you.

(76,004 posts)

2. Our legal eagles might tell us. My uninformed guess is that if they wait till June to go public

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 06:56 PM

4 hrs ago

with the decision there wouldn't be time to redraw the districts for the '26 elections? Just guessing!