The coverage of the Moore v. Harper Supreme Court case has primarily focused on its implications for partisan gerrymandering. But the ruling also has significant implications for racial gerrymandering. Mitchell D. Brown, Senior Counsel for the Voting Rights Section of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, one of the organizations involved in Moore v. Harper, joins us to discuss why checks and balances on state legislative activity are critical to safeguarding the rights of Black voters.

Links in this episode:

• Moore v. Harper
• Shelby v. Holder
• Gonidakis v. Ohio Redistricting Commission
• Allen v. Milligan
• Brooks v. Abbott
• Stephenson v. Bartlett
• The Purcell Principle: An Explainer from Democracy Docket