Eric Holder: “The filibuster has to be modified or it has to be done away with. It's an arcane Senate procedure.”

This is a slam dunk. I mean, this is not -- this should not be a difficult case to resolve. This is a classic Section 2 violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crown jewel of the civil rights movement.

It's a pretty breathtaking thing what Republicans are trying to do in North Carolina.

The Independent State Legislature Doctrine says that Courts should not have any role in the redistricting determination. It's an affront to our notion of checks and balances.

I fear is that they will somehow overturn a vast number of cases that have found a way in which to say that affirmative action is appropriate.