US Supreme Court backs Alabama Black voters, bolsters civil rights law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Conservatives Roberts, Kavanaugh join liberals in ruling Court opts not to diminish Voting Right Act protections WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated a landmark law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting and […]
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Former Russian mayor fined $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army
[1/2] Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman, who is accused of discrediting the Russian army, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Natalia Chernokhatova May 19 (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman was fined 260,000 roubles ($3,245) on Friday after a court found him guilty of “discrediting” the Russian army, Russian news […]
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to defend Trump immigration rule | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed an effort by a group of Republican state officials to revive former President Donald Trump’s hardline policy that barred certain immigrants deemed likely to require government benefits from gaining lawful permanent residency. The justices turned away an appeal by 14 Republican state attorneys […]
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Behind U.S. Supreme Court race cases, a contested push for ‘color blindness’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Oct 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s first Black woman justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, wasted no time making clear her views on race. On her second day of hearing arguments on the court, Jackson said the U.S. Constitution is not “race blind” and that governments may consider race to ensure that people are treated […]
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Alabama activists press voting rights in U.S. Supreme Court showdown | #elections | #alabama
Supreme Court to hear arguments on Oct. 4 in Alabama case Eventual ruling could cripple landmark Voting Rights Act Sept 26 (Reuters) – When Evan Milligan, a voting rights activist and organizer, scans his hometown of Montgomery, the capital of the state of Alabama, he sees a tale of two cities. On one side of […]
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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward Alabama in voting rights fight | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled sympathy toward Alabama in the state’s defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map in a case that could further erode a landmark voting rights law, drawing a skeptical response from its newest member, Ketanji Brown Jackson. The court on the second day of […]
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Ukrainians in occupied Melitopol fear Russian call-up, exiled mayor says
A flag flies in a square in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russian-controlled city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Ukrainians in occupied Melitopol fear Russian call-up City has been voting in referendum on joining Russia Exiled […]
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Alabama activists press voting rights in U.S. Supreme Court showdown | #elections | #alabama
Supreme Court to hear arguments on Oct. 4 in Alabama case Eventual ruling could cripple landmark Voting Rights Act Sept 26 (Reuters) – When Evan Milligan, a voting rights activist and organizer, scans his hometown of Montgomery, the capital of the state of Alabama, he sees a tale of two cities. On one side of […]
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Alabama cites Supreme Court abortion decision in transgender youth case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June 30 (Reuters) – Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court abolished women’s constitutional right to abortion, Alabama has cited that ruling in a bid to outlaw parents from […]
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Arkansas asks appeals court to revive gender transition ban for minors
LGBTQ activists and supporters block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in a major LGBT rights case on whether a federal anti-discrimination law that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sex covers gay and transgender employees in Washington, U.S. October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Register now for FREE […]
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