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Supreme Court sets the stage for latest gutting of voting rights

The latest order from the Supreme Court reminds us that the court exercises significant control over its docket and is willing to use its power to move the law in the majority’s preferred direction.

Law.com · 1d

Supreme Court Will Consider Challenge to Voting Rights Act Remedies

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority voters.

Opinion

Mother Jones · 4h

The Supreme Court Prepares to End Voting Rights As We Know It

That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The Republican-appointed justices have decided it is time to fully destroy the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

The Voting Rights Act Turns 60. Its Future Has Never Looked More Fragile.

Khadidah Stone will never forget the day in 2023 she learned that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld voting rights in her home ...

Opinion

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Supreme Court should defend the 14th Amendment in Louisiana redistricting case

It is time for the United States to uphold the words of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution: all Americans are equal and have the constitutional right to be treated equally. Discrimination against ...

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Supreme Court pauses ruling that weakened 1965 Voting Rights Act

Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals ...

Raw Story on MSN1d

'Ominous' Supreme Court order buried in 'obscure' weekend filing: expert

A legal expert flagged an "ominous" order the U.S. Supreme Court slipped into view over a summer weekend that could even ...

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Supreme Court will examine racial redistricting law as other states consider new maps

The Supreme Court will hear a case over the creation of minority-majority congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act as states weigh redistricting.

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