The Supreme Court issued a decision today in Louisiana v. Callais that further ravaged the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Senator Reverend Warnock has long fought to protect the voting rights of Georgians, including introducing legislation to restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act and to ban gerrymandering

Senator Reverend Warnock: “Today’s Supreme Court decision marks a profound defeat for American democracy and will pave the way for partisan politicians to pick their voters”

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the following statement on the Trump Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which further ravaged the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

“Today’s Supreme Court decision marks a profound defeat for American democracy and will pave the way for partisan politicians to pick their voters.  

For decades, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has protected fair and equal representation in our democratic process. With this decision, coupled with the continued erosion of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court, the voice of the American people has never been squeezed further from our democratic discourse.

We are at a crossroads where politicians are picking their voters. Over the past year, we have seen Washington Republicans take health care away from millions, increase the prices of countless goods, and now the people they purport to represent have less power to fight back against the politicians costing them their jobs, their health, and their wealth.

Clearly, we are straying further from the core voting principles that helped create the diverse body that people see representing them today. We must restore the Voting Rights Act and ban gerrymandering. Our democracy is on the line.”

Senator Warnock is a champion for voting rights, introducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in July 2025, which would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965. Named in honor of the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, the bill would strengthen protections against discriminatory voting practices.

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