When the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to gut the Voting Rights Act, they said, in so many words, Congress, please rework the Act in a way that passes muster. To which, Sen. Schumer basically said, Yeah, good luck with that! As long as Democrats need 60 votes in the Senate and Republicans control the House, pre-clearance is done. And yet, I’m not so sure that’s how this plays out. Or at least not so simply. Read More

Chief Justice John Roberts’ gay cousin, Jean Podrasky, talks to TPM about today’s decision: “I am so excited. I am absolutely overwhelmed. I can now get married. I feel like my partner and I have been in limbo for several years. We’ve been engaged for a couple years, but now we can start planning.”

TPM’s Sahil Kapur just sat down for a Live Chat at TPMPrime on this week’s Supreme Court decisions. Join us now.