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Redistricting decision hamstrings potential congressional response

The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act appears to hamper Congress from passing legislation to restore the law’s protections for minority voters when states draw new congressional districts, legal experts say. In the hours after Wednesday’s 6-3 decision invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,…

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Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana congressional map over race

The Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s congressional map Wednesday ahead of the midterm elections, in a decision that reshaped legal protections for minority voters and could lead to further redistricting nationwide. The 6-3 decision found that Louisiana should not have been forced to draw a second congressional map with a second…

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Supreme Court hears arguments on US power to strip green cards

Supreme Court justices grappled over a president’s power over immigration enforcement Wednesday during oral arguments over a technical challenge to the government’s ability to take away someone’s green card as they enter the country. Over the course of more than an hour of oral arguments, the justices delved into what…

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Supreme Court questions curtailing of birthright citizenship

A majority of the Supreme Court expressed hostility Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict birthright citizenship, even as he became the first sitting president in the modern era to attend oral arguments. An attorney for the U.S. urged the justices to overturn multiple lower court…

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Supreme Court sounds ready to allow policy limiting asylum claims

A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Tuesday to clear the way for a policy seeking to prevent immigrants from presenting asylum claims at the U.S. border with Mexico. The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

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Supreme Court sounds ready to limit counts of late-arriving ballots

The Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Monday to restrict state laws allowing the counting of late-arriving ballots, in a challenge to Mississippi’s state law on absentee ballots. Mississippi allows state officials to count mail ballots that were postmarked on or before Election Day but arrive up to five…

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Supreme Court halts redrawing of New York congressional district

A divided Supreme Court halted a state court-ordered redistricting of the seat currently held by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.

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Supreme Court sides with Chicago over Trump in dispute over Guard - Roll Call

Trump argued deployments were needed to secure immigration enforcement efforts, but the court said he likely exceeded his authority.

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Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map - Roll Call

A divided Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a new congressional map that targets five seats held by Democrats in next year's elections.

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Supreme Court airs doubts about role of race in redistricting - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to rule against requiring Louisiana to have a second Black-majority district.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to void state 'conversion therapy' ban - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to rule against a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” for minors in counseling.

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Supreme Court rules US tried to deport migrants too quickly - Roll Call

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that lower courts must give migrants more time to challenge their removal under a centuries-old wartime law.

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Supreme Court sounds open to limits on nationwide injunctions - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Thursday to place some limits on the power of district judges to freeze presidential actions nationwide.

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Supreme Court sounds conflicted on Medicaid cut for Planned Parenthood - Roll Call

Some Supreme Court justices appeared open Wednesday to allowing South Carolina to deny federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

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Supreme Court backs FDA in flavored e-cigarette denials - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed FDA regulatory actions to keep certain flavored e-cigarettes off the market.

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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of ending FCC program - Roll Call

A majority of the Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to wipe out a Federal Communications Commission program.

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Supreme Court upholds federal regulation of 'ghost guns' - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a rule that restricts access to so-called “ghost guns” made from gun parts kits.

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Judicial impeachments over decisions would break long tradition - Roll Call

President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the House Republican majority to break with a centuries-old tradition on judicial impeachments.

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Supreme Court orders clarity on order unfreezing USAID funds - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request from the Trump administration to halt an order requiring payments of foreign assistance funds.

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More on the Phone Call Between Trump and Alito

On Wednesday, I wrote about the ABC News Story on Trump's phone call with Justice Alito. On Thursday, the New York… The post More on the Phone Call Between Trump and Alito appeared first on Reason.com.

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More Leaks in the NY Times About The "Supreme Court Ethics Debate"

Jodi Kantor reports on a confidential ten-page memo from Justices Gorsuch, and comments from Justices Thomas and Alito.

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Trump, GOP poised to add more conservatives to federal courts - Roll Call

Republicans will have a wide runway to confirm conservative federal judges and fill any openings on the Supreme Court in the new Congress.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to back regulation of ‘ghost guns’ - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready to allow the Biden administration to regulate so-called “ghost guns” during oral arguments Tuesday.

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With little hope of success, Democrats respond to high-court term - Roll Call

Democrats want to rein in a Supreme Court that gave Trump immunity, threw out a gun control rule and expanded court control over agencies.

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Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws - Roll Call

The Supreme Court sent back to lower courts Monday two challenges to Florida and Texas laws regulating social media platforms.

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