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A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act
The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.
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North Dakota urges Supreme Court to leave in place decision that could limit the power of the Voting Rights Act
Lawyers for North Dakota on Tuesday urged the court to leave in place a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th ...
How Supreme Court May Play a Role in Jeffrey Epstein Saga
The Supreme Court may play a key role in the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein saga, as associate Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed her ...
The Problem With the Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket'
Playing a guessing game with the opinions and reasonings of Supreme Court Justices does a disservice to the rule of law ...
Supreme Court lets Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ federal job cuts proceed while legal fight continues
SCOTUS allowed President Trump’s federal workforce cuts to proceed temporarily, pausing a lower court block while legal ...
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The Supreme Court 'kneecapped' the lower federal courts. Or did it?
The courts continue to be the only bulwark against an overreaching executive, writes Nancy Gertner, a former U.S. District ...
Supreme Court disabuses federal workers who thought their jobs were safe
Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.
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SCOTUS sides with Trump, ushering in a welcome power shift | Opinion
Yet, that doesn’t give lower courts a pass to act beyond their authority, the Supreme Court said. “Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch,” Barrett wrote.