Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said Thursday that the state will suspend its House primaries for the upcoming elections on May 16 in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the state’s congressional map. Landry said that while the U.S. House races will remain on voters’ ballots, “any votes cast in those races … Read more
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry plans to push back his state’s May 16 primary to give state lawmakers time to redraw congressional maps there, after the Supreme Court struck down the current district lines in a decision with far-reaching consequences for control of Congress in 2026 and beyond. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited … Read more
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on Wednesday to sharply curtail the use of race in drawing electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act could carry big repercussions for political representation among minority communities, and appears certain to further ramp up partisan redistricting debates. But the timetable might be too tight for most states to redraw … Read more
Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representation. Wednesday’s decision clears the way for Republican-led states to redraw U.S. House districts without regard … Read more
Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it. Wednesday’s ruling significantly limits the use of race when drawing voting districts, weakening a Civil Rights-era law that has boosted minority representation in Congress. The … Read more
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Washington — Dahlia Doe felt as though her world was shaken. A Syrian national who came to the U.S. more than a decade ago for college, Dahlia, a pseudonym, has received legal protections through Temporary Protected Status, a program that provides relief from deportation to people from certain countries beset by conflict, natural disasters or … Read more
Supreme Court clears way for Texas’ new redistricting map Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the Supreme Court officially ruling in favor of Texas’ new ‘red’ redistricting map, criticisms that the new map is racially motivated and New York Attorney General Letitia James avoiding fraud charges. NEWYou can now … Read more
The U.S. government could be on the hook for up to $175 billion in reimbursements after the Supreme Court ruled most of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs were illegal. On Monday, the government is set to start processing tariff refunds for businesses that request them. Jo Ling Kent explains. Source link