The Latest Breaking News from Damon Hewitt

The lawyer warned that a decision from the Supreme Court to prevent the reinstatement of removed Virginia voters could pave the way for similar actions

Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders say many of the threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action

At issue is whether decisions at Harvard and UNC are unconstitutional or violate a federal anti-discrimination law.

Advocacy groups and other progressives call for a quick Supreme Court confirmation of the nominated judge