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Upholding a district map that was previously found by a lower court to be unconstitutional due to its racially gerrymandered boundaries, the U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing majority demonstrated on Thursday that it is “a MAGA Court,” according to one advocate for judicial reform. In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, with Justice Samuel Alito writing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court granted requests from both the state and Black Louisiana voters and civil rights organizations to allow Louisiana’s new congressional map to remain in place while they appeal a lower court ruling that struck it down. Today’s decision means that the state will have a congressional map it can […]
The conservative majority ruled the GOP-drawn map was not racial gerrymandering. May 23, 2024, 11:55 AM ET • 5 min read The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn South Carolina congressional district, reversing lower court rulings that had struck it down as a product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering that excluded Black voters. Justice […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court preserved – for now – a Louisiana electoral map with two of the state’s six congressional districts majority Black – a ruling on Wednesday with implications for the Nov. 5 election that will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. The justices granted […]
Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin and Iowa Sunday and Monday, and experts say there won’t be much improvement in the coming months as more states could possibly be affected this summer. “I do expect more air quality issues,” said Paul Pastelok, a senior meteorologist […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court preserved – for now – a Louisiana electoral map with two of the state’s six congressional districts majority Black – a ruling on Wednesday with implications for the Nov. 5 election that will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. The justices granted […]
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order allows the use of a map that has majority Black populations in two […]
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way for Louisiana to use a voting map with two majority-Black districts in this year’s election, as the court’s three liberal justices dissented. File photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI May 15 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for Louisiana to use a voting map […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court restored a Louisiana electoral map that has two of the state’s six congressional districts with Black-majority populations for use in the Nov. 5 election – a ruling on Wednesday with potential implications for which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives. The justices granted a […]
Source: Fly View Productions / Getty This year’s installment of Mother’s Day ironically comes as women’s reproductive rights are under attack as a growing number of states enact increasingly restrictive laws governing women’s health care. With data confirming that Black mothers disproportionately experience unexpected newborn complications, it’s not hard to tell who is affected most […]