The Louisiana Legislature’s 2022 decision not to create a majority-Black district in its congressional map, nor add more majority-Black districts to its state House and Senate maps, has led to significant legal battles. Civil rights groups argued that lawmakers violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black votes.
A nearly two-year investigation led by Democratic senators into Supreme Court ethics has unveiled additional instances of luxury travel undertaken by Justice Clarence Thomas. The investigation underscores the...
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The Supreme Court on Monday, Dec 9, refused to hear an appeal from Boston parents who argued that a temporary admissions policy for the city’s top-tier high schools...
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This spring, the Supreme Court approved district boundaries in South Carolina that Republican state legislators claimed were designed to benefit their party. The 1st District, represented by Rep....
Read moreOn May 23, 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision permitting racial discrimination in the drawing of voting maps, disregarding the voices of Black voters challenging...
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On Tuesday evening, the United States Court for the Southern District of Mississippi ruled in favor of the NAACP's state conference against the Mississippi Election Commission, concluding that...
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