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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) speaks during a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell on Wednesday asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for “likely” violating the Hatch Act by making a …

Conservative justices seem poised to weaken Voting Rights Act  Politico Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting case that could undercut Voting Rights Act  CNN It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed  vox.com Conservative supreme court justices appear skeptical of key provision of Voting Rights Act – live  The Guardian Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights …

Demonstrators holding signs in support of minority voting rights stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in March. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund A major redistricting case returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday could not only determine the fate of the federal Voting …

The US supreme court will hear a hugely consequential case on Wednesday that will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination in voting. The case, Louisiana v Callais, involves a dispute over Louisiana’s sixth congressional district, which snakes from Shreveport in the state’s north-west to Baton Rouge in the center. …

WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to eviscerate a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana. The justices, who expanded the scope of the case over the summer, will hear oral arguments on whether states can ever consider race in drawing new districts while seeking to comply …

Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.  The New York Times How Louisiana’s Supreme Court case could gut the Voting Rights Act  Axios Supreme Court hears case that questions major plank of voting rights  NPR Callais, originalism, and stare decisis  SCOTUSblog Supreme Court conservatives poised to further gut the Voting Rights Act  CNN Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the civil rights movement, that could gut a key provision of the law that prohibits racial discrimination in redistricting. The justices on Wednesday are hearing arguments for the second time in a case over Louisiana’s congressional map, which …

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Supreme Court once again eyes overturning key part of Voting Rights Act  The Washington Post Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?  The New York Times Supreme Court conservatives poised to further gut the Voting Rights Act  CNN Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation  ABC News – Breaking …

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?  The New York Times Supreme Court conservatives poised to further gut the Voting Rights Act  CNN Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an …