Judges to rule shortly on which congressional map Alabama will use in 2024 elections | #elections | #alabama
A three-judge federal court will rule shortly on which congressional map Alabama will use in next year’s election, after ruling the state should have a second district with a substantial percentage of Black voters.More than two years have passed since lawsuits were first filed claiming Alabama’s congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act.After a three-judge […]
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Trump’s judges latest revolt against the Voting Rights Act | #elections | #alabama
The Supreme Court, after a long period of hostility toward any claim brought under the federal Voting Rights Act, recently signaled that this hostility has limits. Last June, the Court surprised nearly everyone who follows voting rights litigation by declaring Alabama’s racially gerrymandered maps illegal and ordering the state to draw a second majority-Black congressional […]
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Judges to rule shortly on which congressional map Alabama will use in 2024 elections | #elections | #alabama
A three-judge federal court will rule shortly on which congressional map Alabama will use in next year’s election, after ruling the state should have a second district with a substantial percentage of Black voters.More than two years have passed since lawsuits were first filed claiming Alabama’s congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act.After a three-judge […]
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Court Tosses Arkansas Ban On Medical Care For Trans Kids
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Yesterday, a federal judge in Arkansas struck down the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids, finding that it violated the Equal Protection Clause, the Due Process rights of parents, and the First Amendment. “The State has failed to prove that gender-affirming care for minors with gender dysphoria is ineffective or riskier than other […]
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Judicial selection and retention process on trial in Alaska | #alaska | #politics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Judges play a critical role in court procedures, similar to umpires in baseball. Both judges and umpires strive to possess similar traits — impartiality, competency, and a willingness to make tough calls in front of an audience. In some states, judges run lively campaigns, hand out bumper stickers, and host rallies […]
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Biden Taps Abortion Rights Lawyer to Be Federal Judge | #alaska | #politics
On Friday, President Joe Biden nominated Julie Rikelman, the attorney who represented the abortion clinic in the Supreme Court case that ultimately resulted in the overturning of Roe v. Wade last month, to serve as a judge on the Boston-based First Circuit Court of Appeals, according to Axios. Rikelman, who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and […]
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