US Supreme Court won’t halt ruling that blocked Alabama electoral map | #elections | #alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by Alabama officials to halt a lower court’s ruling that rejected a Republican-crafted electoral map for diminishing the clout of Black voters, likely […]
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US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by a lower court for moving 30,000 […]
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South Carolina Democrat’s House bid runs through US Supreme Court | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
South Carolina Democrat Michael B. Moore poses on the grounds of the International African American Museum where he served as founding president and CEO in Charleston, South Carolina in an undated photograph. Moore is vying to unseat Republican incumbent Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Ashley… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more WASHINGTON, Oct […]
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Alabama lawmakers place another bet on U.S. Supreme Court partisanship in voting map appeal | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sept 8 (Reuters) – Alabama Republicans were at it again on Monday, when they asked the U.S. Supreme Court to change a voting rights law after the justices rejected identical arguments just three months ago, and despite defying the court’s order to comply with laws against racist voter suppression. The state on Sept. 11 filed […]
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Alabama asks US Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking Republican-drawn voting map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Alabama officials on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt a lower court’s ruling that rejected a Republican-crafted electoral map for diminishing the clout of Black voters, escalating a legal […]
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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 […]
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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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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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