Redistricting Battles Pose New Obstacles For Democrats
Both parties are preparing for a major legal fight over redistricting State legislatures and nonpartisan commissions across the country, the…
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Supreme Court Rules against North Carolina Redistricting
Summary: The Supreme Court voted 5-3 against the new state legislature districts, finding they were racially motivated. The Supreme Court…
Voter ID Law Taken Down in North Carolina
Summary: An appeals court has banned a law established in North Carolina restricting what photo ID’s people can use to…
Supreme Court May Hear Voting Rights Cases Again
Summary: Several lawsuits have been filed in federal courts by states as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling on…
Key Part of Voting Rights Act Stricken Down by Supreme Court
Today the Supreme Court struck down a part of the historically significant Voting Rights act. According to Supremecourt.gov, Justice Roberts…
Spring Preview: Supreme Court Expected to Make Momentous Decisions
It’s that wonderful time of year again! Flowers are blooming, young love is burgeoning, and the United States Supreme Court…
Scalia Calls Voting Rights Act a “Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement”
The Supreme Court's lawyers' lounge gasped when they heard over their audio Justice Antonin Scalia condemn a key provision of…
2006 Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act Upheld for Second Time
In recent days the constitutionality of the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act was upheld for the second time,…