London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s clean air zone plans fuel racist abuse online -City Hall
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand a contentious clean-air zone for motorists has driven a surge in online racist abuse against him, according to an analysis published by his office on Wednesday. Khan, who is of Pakistani descent, was elected the first Muslim mayor of London – and of […]
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Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters
[1/7]L’Hay-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun reacts at the city hall in L’Hay-les-Roses, the city where his home was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a… Read more PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) – […]
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Lisbon mayor accused of ‘boycotting’ slavery memorial
[1/2]Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas speaks during the opening ceremony of Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes LISBON, July 1 (Reuters) – The mayor of Lisbon has been accused of “boycotting” Portugal’s first memorial to victims of slavery, a long-delayed project in a country still struggling to […]
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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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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 […]
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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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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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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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