Supreme Court hears arguments in Voting Rights Act case

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Supreme Court weighs whether to gut key provision of landmark Voting Rights Act
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.

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Live updates: Supreme Court set to hear arguments over the Voting Rights Act
US Supreme Court to hear case that takes aim at Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court Takes up GOP-Led Challenge to Voting Rights Act That Could Affect Control of Congress
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 proh...

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Supreme Court might upend Voting Rights Act and help GOP keep control of the House
Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
If the high court overturns the act's Section 2 — a provision that bans racial discrimination in voting — GOP-controlled states could redraw at least 19 more voting districts for the House of Represe...

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US Supreme Court hears voting rights case that could decide Congress control

Live Updates: Supreme Court Will Weigh Role of Race in State Election Maps

The case over Louisiana congressional districts could have broad implications for the law and politics, and potentially gut the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act.

The Perils of the Supreme Court Forgetting the Past

Louisiana is asking the Supreme Court to erase a critical chapter of the past and to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

US Supreme Court won't review rule allowing H-1B holders' spouses to work

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a challenge to a rule adopted during Democratic former President Barack Obama's administration allowing the spouses of people with H-1B visas for highly-skilled jobs to work in the United States.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal in $1.4B Sandy Hook hoax case

The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Tuesday from Austin conspiracy theorist and conservative talk show host Alex Jones, quickly rejecting his petition to overturn a $1.4 billion defamation judgment against him for claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a staged hoax.
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