MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter state’s congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to more advantageous U.S. House maps ahead of the November midterm elections. The Alabama legislation, which needs only a final Senate … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A government watchdog group is pursuing a new possible paper trail to find out who is funding climate presentations for judges, filing public records requests for financial information that could reveal how outside advocacy groups influenced the presentations. Government Accountability & Oversight (GAO), a … Read more
For nearly 30 years, people arrested by immigration enforcement officials inside the United States could typically live freely as they waited for the results of their immigration cases. Under the Trump administration, officials have tried to keep them locked up as part of its major deportation campaign. The legality of that approach is now hotly … Read more
Details on Supreme Court’s temporary restoration of access to abortion pill by mail – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily restored the ability to receive the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more. Source link
Washington — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia called the Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map and narrow the Voting Rights Act “a massive and devastating blow,” while warning of its implications for the redistricting fight. “The court, sadly, poured fuel on this redistricting arms race,” Warnock said Sunday on … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway, while pressure mounted on Republican officials in other states to redraw their U.S. House maps in light of a Supreme Court ruling that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act. Early voting had been scheduled to begin Saturday … Read more
Rep. Katherine Clark calls Supreme Court’s Louisiana decision a “devastating blow to fair elections” – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court voided Louisiana’s congressional map on Wednesday, weakening the Voting Rights Act. Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts joins “The Takeout” with her reaction. Source link
The Supreme Court made a ruling on Wednesday that limits lawmakers’ ability to consider race when drawing up districts for voting. The decision focused on the creation of a majority Black district in Louisiana, which supporters said was necessary and legal under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The court said that the map itself was … Read more
Congress is investigating the plaintiff bar’s campaign to influence federal judges. Source link
The Justices may use migrant cases to rein in defiant federal judges. Source link