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Rep. Jim Clyburn says there’s a “dark place” on the horizon for voting rights
To House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the highest ranking Black legislator in Congress, “racial gerrymandering” — what he describes as…
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“Where will it end?” Anger over redistricting grows ahead of 2022 midterms
Powder Springs, Georgia, a majority-Black community north of Atlanta, has long been represented by a Black Democrat in Congress —…
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Supreme Court blocks creation of a second mostly Black congressional district in Louisiana for 2022
The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before…
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Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP
The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans that could increase the…
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Federal Judges Overrule Ohio Supreme Court: Mandate Voided Voting Map
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal court panel on Friday ordered Ohio to hold an Aug. 2 primary using the…
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Wisconsin Republicans Want Supreme Court To Block Map That Adds A Black-Majority District
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, arguing that a…
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Samuel Alito Reveals His Partisan GOP Bias
The Supreme Court likes to hide behind its popular mythology as a body of disinterested legal minds above the political…
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N.C. Supreme Court Strikes Down GOP-Drawn Redistricting Maps
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s new maps for congressional and General…
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