Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Is Almost Over

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Voting Rights Act Could Be Undercut Following Supreme Court Hearing
“The issue, as you know, is that this court’s cases in a variety of contexts have said that race-based remedies are permissible for a period of time, sometimes for a long period of time — decades in s...

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Supreme Court Hearing Major Voting Case Today—Here’s Why It Could Ensure GOP Controls The House
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Supreme Court LIVE: Hearing on GOP-led challenge to Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court seems poised to diminish the Voting Rights Act. What it could mean.
The Supreme Court sounded sympathetic during oral arguments on Wednesday to significantly constraining a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act – a move that could dramatically strengthen Republic...

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The Latest: Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Workers During Shutdown
The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act — and upend the midterms
Why a Supreme Court Case From Louisiana Will Matter for the Future of the Voting Rights Act
Without those two pillars of the law, plaintiffs would have a much harder time challenging new voting restrictions.

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US Supreme Court Conservatives Appear Willing to Blunt Key Voting Rights Act Provision
Justices Seemed Open to Further Limiting the Voting Rights Act
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A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term

The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday following a summer-long recess shaped by legal battles over the Trump administration’s agenda. William Brangham discussed the high-profile cases with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe,
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Supreme Court keeps Fed’s Cook in place, sets January hearing

The Supreme Court will take up a legal challenge by Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook to President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove her, but allow her to keep her seat while the case proceeds. The court said it has scheduled a January hearing for ...
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One mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court term

Three issues dominate the Supreme Court term that begins next week, based on the cases the justices have agreed to hear so far. Realistically, however, there is little uncertainty about how this GOP-dominated Court will resolve two of them. There’s less ...
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