Alabama Democrats likely to flip seat under court-approved congressional map | #elections | #alabama
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) speaks during a press conference to urge Democrats to pass a law protecting voting rights during Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at Union Station in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 5 (Reuters) – A federal court on Thursday ordered Alabama to implement a […]
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Alabama to ask US Supreme Court to keep Republican-drawn electoral map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sept 5 (Reuters) – Alabama’s Republican-backed congressional map illegally dilutes Black residents’ voting power and must be redrawn, a panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday, a decision that the state said it would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. That appeal plan escalated the stakes of a judicial decision that boosted Democratic chances […]
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Court revives Alabama ban on transgender youth treatment, judge blocks Georgia law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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[1/2]A person holds up a flag during rally to protest the Trump administration’s reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender to male or female at birth, at City Hall in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday […]
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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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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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Alabama case over mistaken pregnancy highlights risks in a post-Roe world | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
(Reuters) – An ongoing lawsuit in Alabama typifies the far-reaching criminalization of women enabled by some anti-abortion ideology and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. A ruling in the matter, which involves a woman merely suspected of being pregnant, could be a bellwether for various cases relitigating women’s rights in the […]
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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 […]
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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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