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Bumbles

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9. Expert spooked after noticing massive change with John Roberts in the last month

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 04:18 PM

Yesterday

Writing in Slate, University of California, Irvine law professor Richard Hasen, one of the country's leading voting rights scholars, says Roberts spent four decades carefully dismantling the Voting Rights Act one methodical step at a time. But in the past 30 days, the chief justice has thrown that patience out the window, and the consequences for American elections could be severe.

My brother would have me send along the original source. This is the best I can do with my fuzzy head.

https://www.rawstory.com/john-roberts-2676892301/

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