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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
Arkansas loses renewed bid to revive ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Ban will remain blocked while legal challenge continues in lower court Dissent says the case’s “momentous issues” warrant rehearing (Reuters) – A closely divided federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to hear arguments over whether to revive an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors while families and doctors pursue their legal challenge to the […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
Arkansas to urge appeals court to revive gender transition ban for minors
Jun 23, 2021; Saint Paul, MN, Saint Paul, MN, USA; A Trans Pride flag is waved at Allianz Field. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Closely-watched case an early test of state laws restricting gender transition care District judge struck down law after finding it unlawfully […]
Read More