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The future of Black political representation is now at the mercy of the high court.
Esquire - 2 hours 31 min agoLet the Republican gerrymandering begin.
Daily Signal - 2 hours 54 min agoEarlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Hawaii gun law that renders concealed carry permits in that state practically... Read More The post Defensive Gun Use Proves Armed Citizens Aren't Vampires' appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Nation Review - 7 hours 39 min ago1898 William Orville Douglas, who, alas, will become the longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, is born in the town of Maine in Minnesota.
Lindsay Hecox's attorneys responded after a federal judge blocked an attempt to drop a Supreme Court case over Idaho's law prohibiting transgender athletes in women's sports programs.
Court has repeatedly expanded states' leeway to make voting laws that would have previously been deemed discriminatory The last remaining piece of the 1965 Voting Rights Act section 2, which empowers the federal government to protect voters from racial gerrymandering meant to dilute Black political power appears headed for an untimely end. At oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday, the US supreme court appeared ready to strike down section 2, effectively completing the gradual nullification...
Manchester City and Netherlands player explains why she has become an LGBT Foundation patron and the importance of keeping football free of hate In April, after scoring for Manchester City against Everton, I kissed a band in the blue, white and pink colours of the transgender flag on my right wrist. I felt very strongly about the supreme court ruling , politically and emotionally. It really hurt me, even though I'm a cisgender woman, and it still hurts me because it targets people within my...
Nation Review - 9 hours 9 min agoThe Supreme Court has a golden opportunity in Louisiana v. Callais to end racial gerrymanders.
Elie Mystal The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats. The post The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act appeared first on The Nation .
At almost every opportunity, the NSW premier chooses a conservative path: get the cops on side and let nobody fault Labor's toughness on crime. It's not working Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast There is a lesson for Chris Minns in the NSW supreme court's declaration that police powers to deal with protesters near places of worship are invalid: laws curtailing civil liberties should never be rushed. They should certainly not be pushed through in an atmosphere...
"They're disabled," the Supreme Court justice said of minority voters in the state.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a Louisiana redistricting case that focuses on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. NBC News' Ellison Barber talks to President of the NAACP Derrick Johnson about the impacts of this case.
Such a change seemed more plausible Wednesday after the court's conservative majority indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
NAACP lawyer argues in Supreme Court about racial voting issues in Louisiana redistricting.
PAG had challenged expanded police powers to restrict protests near places of worship Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales supreme court has struck down a law that had given police expanded powers to prevent protests near places of worship. Josh Lees, on behalf of the Palestine Action Group, had challenged the law on the basis that it was unconstitutional. Continue reading...
The Supreme Court expressed skepticism of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, setting the stage possible redistricting efforts across the country.
The court's decision could lead to the redrawing of congressional districts across the US south.
The court's decision could lead to the redrawing of congressional districts across the US south.
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Mother Jones - 22 hours 13 min agoThe Supreme Court, with its six-to-three Republican-appointed majority, appears ready to kneecap what remains of the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority political representation. During Wednesday’s oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, at least five conservative justices seemed ready to enfeeble the seminal civil rights law such that it will no longer stop white majorities […]...
NPR - 22 hours 15 min agoThe court's conservative majority could invalidate the section of the Voting Rights Act aimed at ensuring that minority voters are not shut out of the process of drawing new congressional district lines.
Majority of US justices appear sympathetic to weakening key civil rights law in Callais v Louisiana case The US supreme court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Callais v Louisiana, a high-stakes voting rights case in which the court's conservative majority appear poised to gut one of the most powerful provisions of the Voting Rights Act. At the heart of the case is section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits electoral maps that dilute the voting power of minority groups. Lawyers for...
In a rare move, the Supreme Court reheard arguments in a Louisiana congressional redistricting case over state maps. NBC News' Lawrence Hurley and Jane Timm report on the court's leanings.
President Donald Trump said he may go to the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in the major tariffs case.
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