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Alabama

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

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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Mayor

Mayor of Brazil meatpacking hub probed amid wave of electoral coercion cases

SAO PAULO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The mayor of a major Brazilian agribusiness hub is under investigation for telling business leaders they should direct employees to help re-elect far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, according to three people familiar with the case. The sources said that Santa Catarina state labor prosecutors are running the investigation into Mayor […]

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Alabama

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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Alabama

Weighty U.S. Supreme Court term dawns with environmental and race cases | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s nine justices are poised on Monday to open a new nine-month term packed with major cases including disputes centered on race that give members of its conservative majority fresh opportunities to flex their muscles, with an environmental case up first. The top U.S. judicial body annually […]

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Alabama

Factbox: U.S. Supreme Court to tackle a raft of new cases | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sept 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opens a new nine-month term loaded with important cases on issues including race, voting rights, religious liberty, environmental regulation, the power of federal agencies and even Andy Warhol paintings. Here is a look at some of the cases that the justices are due to hear […]

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Alabama

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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Mayor

Boston mayor names Michael Cox, once beaten by police, to be new chief

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, acting Boston Police Commissioner Gregory Long and FBI Special Agent in Charge Joseph Bonavolonta speak to reporters about the march through Boston by supporters of the white nationalist group Patriot Front during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Register now for […]

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Alabama

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

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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