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A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Georgia legislature had complied with orders to draw voting maps that allowed Black voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice, signing off on new districts created earlier this month. The Republican-led legislature had drawn new state and congressional maps during a December special session, […]
Washington — A federal judge in Georgia on Thursday approved a congressional map redrawn by the state’s GOP-led legislature after its original voting lines were found to be crafted in violation of federal voting rights law. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones said in a 15-page order that the General Assembly “fully complied” with his October […]
An appellate court has reversed a federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press December 26, 2023, 2:31 PM ET • 3 min read LOS ANGELES — An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against […]
A federal judge declined Tuesday to pause litigation challenging Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors as similar cases wind upward toward the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke said no to a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to put the Alabama case on hold until appellate courts decide if they […]
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to speak at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce on how his economic policies have led to a “boom” for Black small businesses. File Photo by Alex Wroblewski/UPI Dec. 20 (UPI) — President Joe Biden will travel to Wisconsin Wednesday to highlight the growth of Black business […]
Homelessness in U.S. reaches a record high, federal report finds NBC News Source link
Amidst ongoing budget brinkmanship in Washington, House and Senate panels have proposed significant cuts in federal funding for basic scientific research. That would be a grave mistake for our nation’s long-term economic success. President Biden’s 2024 budget proposalÂ
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For weeks ahead of their final meeting of 2023, Federal Reserve officials appeared to have one goal in mind: keep as much flexibility over monetary policy as possible to finish off what has become an […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates at a 22-year high, but officials forecast that the central bank would implement 75 basis points worth of cuts next year, setting off a sharp rally […]
As he reminisced and congratulated lawyers on both sides, the judge recalled a sense of horror over initial allegations and how subsequent disclosures left him increasingly dismayed over how the policy was carried out in 2017 and 2018. He read from an earlier order in which he said the practice was “brutal, offensive and fails […]