LDF Associate Director-Counsel Todd Cox Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution

Legal Defense Fund Associate Director-Counsel Todd Cox testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution on the impact of the Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision and the urgent need for congressional action to protect and secure the fundamental freedom to vote.

"Every day, Black Americans feel the sting of racism in our lives. The ongoing racism profoundly shapes the landscape of opportunity, including access to fair representation and political power," said Associate Director-Counsel Cox. "Yet without evidence, the Roberts Court wishes this world away and pretends we are a nation that has already achieved our highest ideals. This is present reality, not a relic, and courts have documented it extensively, not decades ago, but currently. Callais has unleashed chaos in the 2026 elections currently underway and already undercut fair representation for Black voters."

To read the full written testimony, visit here.

To watch the oral testimony, visit here.

To learn more about the Callais case, visit here.

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