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#TalkRadio – October 14: We Demand Justice: Join Us At Supreme Court to Decry Attack on the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais case
October 14: We Demand Justice: Join Us At Supreme Court to Decry Attack on the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais case
The nonpartisan “Igniting Change Radio Show with Barbara Arnwine, Esq. and Daryl Jones, Esq.” program will be aired from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Radio One’s WOL 1450 AM in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as well as nationwide on WOLDCNEWS.COM and Barbaraarnwine.com.
Please note, during the show there are 3 hard stop commercial breaks at 12:13 PM Eastern Time, 12:28 PM ET and 12:43 PM ET.
SPEAKERS:
Alex Aronson, Esq.: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Author & Political Commentator; Executive Director of Court Accountability; Former, Chief Counsel for US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); Former, Staff for the Senate Judiciary Committee, Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights Subcommittee; Attorney, US Department of Justice and Associate, Covington & Burling, LLP.
Tanya Clay House, Esq.: 12:30 PM – 12:57 PM ET
Tanya Clay House, CEO, Clay House Consulting, Inc.
INTRODUCTION:
Hi Igniters For Change! The Igniting Change Radio Show on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time, entitled “We Demand Justice: Join Us At Supreme Court to Decry Attack on the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais case”, will be live with Radio Show Co-Hosts and Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) Co-Leaders Attorneys Barbara Arnwine, Esq. and Daryl Jones, Esq. and will feature Alex Aronson, Esq., Tanya Clay House, Esq., and other various guests related to the Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais. To view a video summary of this case, check out Attorney Daryl Jones’ “Viral Voting Moment” on YouTube https://youtu.be/_PBHwTKMAHs?feature=shared.
We will begin our show with an overview of the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) operations and jurisprudence since the advent of the 2025 Trump Administration. Our guest Alex Aronson, Esq. will discuss the major trendlines of this Court and why it is important for the public to seek reforms of the Court.
This show will cover the national fight to save the Voting Rights Act of 1965 from the many attacks by state legislatures and individuals seeking to destroy our voting rights protections. The major battle is the upcoming oral argument on October 15th before the Supreme Court of the United States in the Louisiana v. Callais. In this case, non-Black voters and the State of Louisiana seek to have majority minority districts declared unconstitutional and the Voting Rights Act itself declared unconstitutional!!
The hapless Supreme Court of the United States is at it again: This Time, it’s denying Black people voting power! Enough Black people moved to Louisiana to merit a second congressional district per the 2020 Census. But the Louisiana State Legislature didn’t want to risk a second Black member of Congress, so they refused to draw a district for a second majority-minority district. The Louisiana State Legislature’s attempt to not give up any power and underrepresent Black voters resulted in Black residents suing them and winning. This win prompted the Louisiana Federal Court to have to threaten that it would draw the second Black District if the State Legislature didn’t do it themselves. The Louisiana State Legislature, most likely wanting to protect Representative Steve Scalise and House Speaker Mike Johnson, drew a second Black district; however, some White residents in Louisiana protested this and alleged that the new Black district is “reverse racism” and denied them equal protection rights under the 14th and 15th Amendments. If their “reverse discrimination” case succeeds, then the Supreme Court of the United States would, for all intents and purposes, kill the Voting Rights Act’s purpose, which was to protect Black and Brown voters in electing representatives. This is the basis of the Louisiana v. Callais case. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the argument on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025.
On October 15th, please join NAACP LDF, TJC, Black Voters Matters and many other organizations at the Supreme Court of the United States at 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM during the Louisiana v. Callais oral argument to demonstrate in support of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. We will be gathering at 9:00 AM in front of the Supreme Court of the United States to say “HANDS OFF OUR VOTING RIGHTS!” Together, let’s protect our vote- our ancestors fought for this tirelessly so let us not grow tired protecting it!
If you’re in Louisiana on October 15th, join a prayer vigil and rally at the Louisiana State Capitol, 900 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 8:00 AM CST. This rally is sponsored by the Louisiana NAACP, the New National Christian Leadership Movement, and TJC. Download and share the general, FB, or Instagram versions of the prayer vigil flyer here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MP8HF-PVLkDcP4to8vJTaQKO7CmKroi5
Proposed Questions
The questions included below are designed to provide a guide but are not the only possible questions, nor may they be asked in the exact same order. If a question does not have a specific name, then it is for everyone.
QUESTIONS:
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Eastern Time- GUEST: Alex Aronson, Esq.
[In the beginning of the show, Daryl and Barbara will: Urge everyone to please join NAACP LDF, TJC, Black Voters Matters and many other organizations at the Supreme Court of the United States at 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM on October 15th during the Louisiana v. Callais oral argument to demonstrate in support of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- Welcome back to igniting Change. Since you last joined us on June 25, 2024, there have been many developments in the Supreme Court of the United States operations and jurisprudence.
- What are the trend lines that our audience needs to be most aware of at the Court?
- Last time you joined us, we were all concerned about the decision in US v Trump which gave the President immense immunity. How has that decision affected the Court’s rulings on cases asserting presidential overreach and unconstitutional power grabs?
- Describe how the use of the emergency shadow docket is impacting our rights but the nature of the federal judiciary itself.
- Sotomayor in her dissent in the Noem v. Perdomo case, wrote that the decision to allow indiscriminate immigration related stops in California rubber stamping racial profiling is yet another grade misuse of our emergency docket” “We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and appears to work a low wage job.” Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
- What have you extrapolated from this decision about the threat this court poses to our constitutional protections?
- What are the implications of the growing criticism by the lower federal courts of the Court’s use of the emergency docket?
- Is this Court particularly hostile to racial justice claims?
- What have you surmised from the Court’s rescheduling of the argument in the Louisiana v. Callais case?
- You are a proponent of Supreme Court reform? Which reforms are most critical in this moment?
- What do you recommend people do to stop the excesses of this Court?
- Thank you for all of your hard work. How do our listeners get in contact with you?
12:30 PM – 12:57 PM Eastern Time- Guest: Tanya Clay House, Esq and Various Guests
- Congratulations on your excellent Comcast interview in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Bar Association. Yesterday, you held a meeting of the NBA Civil Rights Section. It was quite a serious meeting, especially when we discussed the case of Louisiana v. Callais. Why did you think the membership of the Civil Rights Section was so concerned about this case? [20 to 23 Congressional Black Caucus Members could lose their seats if the Court rules very adversely.]
- Tanya, what were some of the recommendations lawyers were encouraged to do to help educate people and engage people in this case?
- Tanya, why should everyone be concerned about this case?
- Tanya, why is it important for people to show up on Wednesday Morning at 9:00 AM in front of the Supreme Court of the United States to participate in the rally?
- All Guests: Beyond the rally, what can everyone do?
- Tanya, how do people best educate themselves about this case?
- Daryl, tell us about your video. (People can watch the video by going to tjcoalition.org, and click on the slider flyer about the rally that says “Learn More”)
- All Guests: What do you hope leaders will focus on in these times?
- All Guests: What is your best advice for how people keep their and their followers’ and friends’ spirits uplifted at this time, when there’s so much negativity?
- All Guests: How can people fight back? (The U.S. Senate Switchboard Number is 202-224-3121 & you’ll be connected to your senators’ office and ask for the email addresses. If people have additional time, TJC urges you to email your senators re-iterating your opposition.)
- All Guests: How can our listeners get involved? What are the next steps for you?
- All Guests: With so many things happening at the same time, briefly state one thing you wish people would be focused on right now to help make a difference, even if it wasn’t covered in today’s show.
- All Guests: Thank you for all of your hard work. How do our listeners get in contact with you?
[ Arnwine and Jones will remind listeners:
- December 1st – 6th: 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- when you make those daily calls to the Congress at 202-224-3121 to Vote to Stop the Trump Takeover of D.C. and other cities and to tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE Act
- to stay in those streets!
- October 15th, please join NAACP LDF, TJC, Black Voters Matters and many other organizations at the Supreme Court of the United States at 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM during the Louisiana v. Callais oral argument to demonstrate in support of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- Mark Your Calendars Now for NOKINGS PART 2! ON OCTOBER 18TH. https://www.nokings.org/
- BE SURE TO SIGN THE PETITION TO DEFEND THE SMITHSONIAN AT AMERICASHISTORYSOS.ORG,
- TJC will continue to vigorously defend the rights of all Americans and will fight the implementation of Project 2025 and our future shows will continue to cover any hate crimes and how we effectively protect ourselves while advancing our agenda for justice.]
[Daryl, Barbara, and guests may share their favorite books and encourage people to donate towards TJC’s giveaways of banned and affirming books.]