Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Plantiff in Case That Destroyed Voting Rights Act Exposed as Jan. 6er

Phillip Callais, who helped the Supreme Court demolish the historic civil rights law, had fallen deep in the MAGA rabbit hole.

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BREAKING: The lead plaintiff in the case that destroyed the VRA has a history of promoting false election conspiracies and anti-voting policies, and was at the Stop the Steal protest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ...

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-- Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) May 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM

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More: It's a sharp contrast to the original legal complaint that ultimately reached the Supreme Court. Callais is described there as a "non"African American voter" from Brusly, Louisiana, whose congressional district changed after his state redrew its districts. Callais also said that he was a member of a local board of supervisors in 2024.

In reality, Callais seems to be a partisan activist steeped in the right's conspiracy theories regarding elections. On X, he commented on an Elon Musk post in December 2025, writing, "This is f#king insane, non citizens voting in our country." In February of this year, he expressed doubt in election security, and in January, he called the voting system "manipulated," touting hand-counted paper ballots as a solution.

Callais also dismissed concerns about how eliminating mail-in voting would hurt disabled or elderly voters, posting in February, "Find someone to haul you to the polls. Don't let your disability put the rest of the country at risk."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-05-06 02:31 PM

So yet again, the SCOTUS decides the fate of our elections on another fake claim by some rightwing nutcase? Go figure?

#2 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2026-05-07 01:31 PM

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