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The future of the Voting Rights Act is at the Supreme Court
A fight over whether individuals can sue under the key civil rights law has been percolating in the Eighth Circuit for the past two years. Also: The…
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Chris Geidner
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The Roberts court allows Trump's gutting of the Education Dep't in a lawless ruling
Sotomayor, in dissent, wrote that "it is the Judiciary’s duty to check ... lawlessness, not expedite it." Also: In two Sunday essays, a contrasting…
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Chris Geidner
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume mass-firing plans
"[T]his Court sees fit to step in now and release the President’s wrecking ball at the outset of this litigation," Justice Jackson wrote in dissent.
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Chris Geidner
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Bombshell report alleges El Salvador disclaimed responsibility for those U.S. sent to CECOT
Challengers filed the document, from a U.N. investigation, in court on Monday. An update on the rule of law: Alien Enemies Act, birthright citizenship…
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Chris Geidner
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SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process
Sotomayor, joined by Jackson, dissented, calling their colleagues' actions in the case "indefensible." It was one of several alarming signs for the…
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Chris Geidner
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SCOTUS's parental rights messages: Protect anti-LGBTQ views, ignore LGBTQ people
The court protected religious parents' rights in a case over LGBTQ-related books in classrooms. Days later, the court turned away requests from parents…
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Chris Geidner
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John Roberts puts off deciding where he stands on fascism
Has the "conservative institutionalist" gone full MAGA? He won't say, but his votes suggest he's at least willing to let the Supreme Court flirt with…
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SCOTUS conservatives end "universal injunctions" in birthright citizenship cases
Justice Barrett wrote the 6-3 decision that created more complications than it provided answers. Stark dissents questioned the ruling's effect on the…
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Chris Geidner
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Supreme Court's conservatives give "defund" Planned Parenthood efforts a win
The legal issue: A sharp dispute over the civil rights law that formed the basis for the group's lawsuit against South Carolina when the state barred it…
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Chris Geidner
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SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice
Justice Sotomayor called the order a "gross ... abuse" of the court's authority. Also: Law Dork in the media.
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Chris Geidner
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Mahmoud Khalil's release was a bright moment in a day highlighting the right's power
Trump's National Guard activation remains in effect. Also: The Supreme Court's conservatives keep pushing the law to the right. And: A Law Dork…
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Chris Geidner
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Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty. And the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
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