The Latest Breaking News from Alabama

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts was once in the vanguard as the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the Voting Rights Act. But as his more conservative colleagues showed this week in restoring a Republican-drawn Alabama congressional map, Roberts is no longer in control.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Karin Dalton was a devoted mother and she was protecting her children when she was shot and killed after a gunman opened fire last week inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California.

Contrary to some of the more breathless reactions, it doesn't suggest a conspiracy to help Republicans win elections by disenfranchising black voters.

Justices tee up legal battle over Voting Rights Act and protections against racial gerrymandering

The court's decision on Alabama's congressional map may mean other states’ Voting Rights Act challenges will take longer.

Merrill v. Milligan is the most important shadow docket entry since John Does 1-3 v. Mills

WASHINGTON — In its first decision on this decade’s congressional redistricting, the Supreme Court on Monday sided with Alabama’s Republicans and blocked the creation of a new Black-majority district in the state.

Justices put on hold a lower court ruling that state must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections

Justices tee up legal battle over Voting Rights Act and protections against racial gerrymandering