Published June 4, 2026

Get caught up on all things court-related as Amanda and Holly run through some big decisions and changes over the past few months, including the multiple decisions in cases about posting the Ten Commandments, the dismissal of a legal challenge to the Johnson Amendment, and the Supreme Court’s undermining of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Segment 1 (starting at 00:35): A new decision undermining the Voting Rights Act

The BJC Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation released a statement about the decision in  Louisiana v. Callais — the decision that undermined section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Segment 2 (starting at 09:26): Supreme Court updates: Landor wait, Chiles v. Salazar decision, and cert petitions

We discussed the oral arguments in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections on episode 5 of season 7: A religious freedom case flying under the radar

We talked about Chiles v. Salazar briefly in the season premiere: The Supreme Court in a New Era

Segment 3 (starting at 21:23): Decisions – plural! – in some Ten Commandments cases

BJC released a statement after the decision in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights, which allowed the state of Texas to require the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms: First Amendment, pluralism both undermined in decision to uphold Ten Commandments mandate for Texas classrooms

Segment 4 (starting at 35:46): Johnson Amendment update

See BJC’s resource page on the Johnson Amendment at BJConline.org/JohnsonAmendment.

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