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My New Lawfare Article on "Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing"

Court-packing would cause great harm, including by boosting power-grabbing presidents like Trump. Callais's flaws are better addressed by other means.

Ilya Somin | 6.10.2026 11:22 AM

Today, Lawfare published my article "Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing." Here is an excerpt summarizing key points:

The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais—barring nearly all use of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to create majority-minority congressional districts—has been met with........

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