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Alabama

Alabama’s redrawn voting map could put Supreme Court to the test, again | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court could be facing a moment of truth as to whether it is viewed as a neutral check on political power or a partisan institution that mostly enables conservative policies. Last Friday, Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a new congressional district map that appears to openly defy an order issued by […]

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Alabama lawmakers clash over Black voters as redistricting deadline looms | #elections | #alabama

July 20 (Reuters) – Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature faced a Friday deadline to approve a new congressional map that would boost the number of Black voters in one of the state’s districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its current map was unconstitutional and violated the Voting Rights Act. But Democrats and civil rights groups […]

Arkansas

Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge

[1/2]Transgender rights activist waves a transgender flag as they protest the killings of transgender women this year, at a rally in Washington Square Park in New York, U.S., May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Demetrius Freeman/ File Photo June 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care […]

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Alabama voting map ruling maintains a dire status quo | #elections | #alabama

[1/2] Voting booths are pictured inside the Dona Ana County Government Center during early voting for the upcoming midterm elections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Ratje/FILE PHOTO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s unexpected decision on Thursday to uphold the basic provisions of the Voting Rights Act has been described […]

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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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Flummoxed Congress dims faith in post-FTX fixes | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters Breakingviews) – A congressional grilling on cryptocurrency answered a lot of questions, but far more about the ignorance on Capitol Hill than digital currencies. The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday held the first public hearing since Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX collapsed last month, kicking off Washington’s broader effort to beef […]

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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 […]

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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