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If we want durable protection for the rights of all voters and durable constraints on racial gerrymandering, we need an act of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The 15th amendment, which prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote on the basis of race, makes racial gerrymandering legally suspect.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Speaking with a local radio show, he said “I don’t know if you know what gerrymandering is, but it’s not good.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

That case remains pending, and assuming the court in Callais continues to recognize racial gerrymandering as unconstitutional, it should not have a direct effect on the California case.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

In order to prevent gerrymandering it was agreed that this Commission should not only be quite independent of both parties, but that it should have absolute powers.

From Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 by Reid, Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson)