Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF access after Alabama ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A Senate Republican has blocked legislation that would have federally protected access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The bill, proposed by Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, came after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, prompting several clinics in the state to halt IVF treatments, which can involve […]
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Will Alabama’s IVF ruling hurt Republicans in 2024? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
What’s happening Late last week, several Republican politicians came out in support of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and voiced their opposition to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos used in the procedure should be considered “children” under state law. “I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a […]
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving allies of President Joe Biden new fuel for their efforts to center abortion access in the presidential election. “We’ve got to talk about making sure we […]
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Trump’s Colorado ballot disqualification sparks fierce ALGOP chair backlash | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In a landmark decision, the Colorado Supreme Court deemed former President Donald Trump ineligible to appear on the state’s ballot, citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment’s “insurrection clause,” for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. This ruling ignited a firestorm of criticism from Republican leaders nationwide. Alabama Republican Party Chairman […]
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Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states | #elections | #alabama
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The Supreme Court’s ruling that Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act could lead to new Democratic-leaning districts in several states and influence the battle for control of the House next year. The ruling said Alabama had to create another district where Black voters could influence the election, but there is similar pending litigation […]
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Why Kavanaugh and Roberts are up against the lower courts on voting rights. | #elections | #alabama
Last June, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh saved the Voting Rights Act in a surprise 5–4 decision. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Allen v. Milligan invalidated Alabama’s egregious racial gerrymander, affirming nonwhite Americans’ equal voting power, and overall, upheld the federal ban on racial discrimination in the electoral process. It should have […]
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New Mexico Supreme Court upholds congressional map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday.All five justices signed a shortly worded order to affirm a lower court decision that the redistricting plan […]
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The Decision That Could End Voting Rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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A federal court’s opinion yesterday could render the Voting Rights Act meaningless, if the Supreme Court upholds it. Robert Abbott Sengstacke / Getty November 21, 2023, 9:32 AM ET The right to vote free of racial discrimination was won by blood and sacrifice, those of both the soldiers who fought to preserve the Union and […]
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Nikole Hannah Jones’ ‘Democracy Summit’ rings the alarm about rising threats | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
“A culture of balance and covering both sides has impeded our ability to accurately convey to the public what’s actually happening,” says the founder of Howard University’s Center for Journalism & Democracy. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Nikole Hannah Jones convened political journalists, elected officials, students and educators at Howard University earlier this week to […]
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US Supreme Court Rejects Alabama Again on Republican-Drawn Voting Map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The US Supreme Court left in force a ruling that requires Alabama to have a second congressional district with a near-majority of Black voters, rejecting the state’s latest bid to reinstate a Republican-drawn map. The high court order, which came without comment or public dissent, reinforces the justices’ June 8 ruling against the state in […]
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