Supreme Court Used Bullsh*t Data From DOJ Hacks To Kill Voting Rights Act, Surprise! The Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Louisiana v. Callais, which weakened the Voting Rights Act, reportedly relied on faulty data provided by the Department of Justice. This data, used to argue that racial disparities in voting no longer necessitate the Act, has been called into question by experts who point to flawed calculation methods and alternative data sources showing different conclusions. Meanwhile, Chief Justice John Roberts has expressed frustration with perceptions of the Court being partisan, despite a consistent pattern of decisions favoring conservative policy.

• The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which limited the Voting Rights Act, may have been based on inaccurate data from the Department of Justice.
• The DOJ brief cited turnout data that calculated Black and white voter turnout as a proportion of the total over-18 population, a method experts consider less reliable than using the voter-eligible population.
• Data from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office reportedly shows that Black turnout did not exceed white turnout in the elections mentioned by the Court.
• Critics argue that the data was manipulated to support a predetermined conservative outcome, contradicting Chief Justice Roberts’ claims of judicial impartiality.