The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Voting maps in South may be redrawn

As many as five House seats could flip in 2024 after the Allen v. Milligan ruling

Salon · Jun 14, 2023

Fox News misidentifies woman at Trump arraignment as Melania

Former White House House press aide was mistaken for the former First Lady during broadcast

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Alabama’s Congressional Maps In Allen V. Milligan Decision

The United States Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plans violated the Voting Rights Act.

Zenger · Jun 13, 2023

The Shadow Docket review: how the US supreme court keeps sunlight out

Steve Vladeck offers a closely argued, detailed case against the justices’ use of procedure to advance a rightwing agenda

The Guardian - US · Jun 11, 2023

Gingles All The Way

Or, Sweet Home Alabama.

Reason · Jun 10, 2023

Turning point or the long game: what’s behind John Roberts’s surprise supreme court voting rights ruling?

Chief justice’s opinion shocked observers of his 40-year assault on the Voting Rights Act, but it may not mean a change of heart

The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2023

Why did the right-leaning supreme court hand Democrats a victory?

Perhaps they know they need to preserve whatever is left of their legitimacy

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama’s congressional maps in Allen v. Milligan decision

On June 8, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan adopted in November 2021 and used in the state’s 2022 elections violated the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn to include a second majority-Black district.

Ballotpedia · Jun 8, 2023

Expert: SCOTUS wrongly awarded GOP House

Supreme Court rejecting Alabama maps that diluted Black voting power may have big implications in other states

Salon · Jun 8, 2023

Supreme Court Reaffirms Strong Presumption of Statutory Stare Decisis

It did so in today's Voting Rights Act ruling in Allen v. Milligan. This holding has implications for other cases where litigants attempt to overturn statutory precedents, especially longstanding ones.

Reason · Jun 8, 2023