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NBC NewsBApr 30, 12:52 AM

Landmark Supreme Court ruling on voting rights

Landmark Supreme Court ruling on voting rights

New York TimesAApr 29, 10:34 PM

What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Mean for the Midterms

Democrats stand to lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, but the timing was unclear. Florida has approved a redder map, and Republicans in several other states are weighing new distric

Mother JonesBApr 29, 3:29 PM

Supreme Court Deals a Death Blow to the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court’s six-to-three Republican-appointed majority issued a staggering ruling on Wednesday essentially killing the remaining protections of the Voting Rights Act, dealing a death blow to t

New York TimesAApr 29, 10:04 PM

Supreme Court Limits Reach of Voting Rights Act

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New York TimesAApr 29, 11:39 PM

The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling

In the name of disentangling race from politics, the court has given white voters more power at the expense of racial minorities.

The GuardianAApr 30, 1:02 AM

Trump news at a glance: White House celebrates as civil rights groups condemn supreme court’s Voting Rights Act ruling

Court’s 6-3 decision is a major upheaval in US civil rights law and gives lawmakers permission to draw districting plans that weaken the influence of Black and other minority voters– key US politics s

CBS NewsBApr 29, 11:37 PM

How significant is the Supreme Court's decision limiting the Voting Rights Act?

The Supreme Court made a ruling on Wednesday that limits lawmakers' ability to consider race when drawing up districts for voting. The decision focused on the creation of a majority Black district in

Raw StoryCApr 29, 9:36 PM

Trump breaks silence after major Supreme Court ruling on voting rights

Trump gloated on Wednesday about a new Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which watered down the strength of the Voting Rights Act and is expected to allow increased gerrymandering and th

The NationBApr 29, 8:39 PM

The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act

Elie Mystal In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power. The post The Sup

Democracy DocketBApr 29, 5:10 PM

Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, greenlights GOP gerrymanders - Democracy Docket

Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, greenlights GOP gerrymanders  Democracy Docket

New York TimesAApr 29, 9:44 PM

Civil rights leaders see the voting rights ruling as a ‘betrayal.’

Leaders and activists said a Supreme Court ruling had the potential to unravel decades of work toward giving Black Americans fair representation.

The New RepublicBApr 29, 2:22 PM

Supreme Court Smothers Voting Rights Act, Hands GOP a Massive Win

The Supreme Court just threw out Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map in a huge blow to the Voting Rights Act, an essential pillar of the Civil Rights Movement. In a 6–3 decision along ideological li

CBS NewsBApr 30, 1:13 AM

Supreme Court voting rights case: Breakdown, impact and reaction

The Supreme Court handed down a ruling on Wednesday, weakening the Voting Rights Act. The case was about a Louisiana congressional map that added a second majority-Black district to the state. In a th

Democracy DocketBApr 29, 8:11 PM

Supreme Court ruling derails 28 lawsuits defending minority voting rights, Democracy Docket research finds - Democracy Docket

Supreme Court ruling derails 28 lawsuits defending minority voting rights, Democracy Docket research finds  Democracy Docket

Democracy DocketBApr 26, 8:11 AM

Voting Rights Cases - Democracy Docket

Voting Rights Cases  Democracy Docket

VoxBApr 29, 5:35 PM

The Voting Rights Act is all but dead. Prepare for maximum gerrymandering.

Justices Samuel Alito, left, and Clarence Thomas wait to leave the stage after the inauguration ceremonies at the US Capitol on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images G

Democracy DocketBApr 29, 3:29 PM

An hour after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act, Florida House passes GOP gerrymander - Democracy Docket

An hour after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act, Florida House passes GOP gerrymander  Democracy Docket

Democracy DocketBApr 29, 8:18 PM

Voting rights advocates, Dems slam ‘devastating’ SCOTUS ruling gutting Voting Rights Act - Democracy Docket

Voting rights advocates, Dems slam ‘devastating’ SCOTUS ruling gutting Voting Rights Act  Democracy Docket

Law DorkBApr 29, 10:33 PM

SCOTUS guts what remained of the Voting Rights Act before taking on TPS termination case

It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's VRA result for more than 40 years. In the arguments over temporary protected status, however, DOJ might have overstepped.

Democracy DocketBApr 29, 4:39 AM

In major blow to Trump DOJ, court rejects demand for Arizona’s voter rolls - Democracy Docket

In major blow to Trump DOJ, court rejects demand for Arizona’s voter rolls  Democracy Docket

Democracy DocketBApr 23, 5:01 PM

Voting rights groups sue Alaska for sharing voter data with Trump DOJ - Democracy Docket

Voting rights groups sue Alaska for sharing voter data with Trump DOJ  Democracy Docket

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The HillBApr 29, 2:32 PM

READ: Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, struck down Louisiana’s congressional map on Wednesday that added a second majority-Black district, a decision that carries seismic implic

The HillBApr 29, 9:44 PM

National redistricting war reignites with Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling

The Supreme Court’s decision to weaken a key part of the Voting Rights Act has reignited a national redistricting war likely to have widespread implications for voters across the country. The high cou

AxiosAApr 29, 4:49 PM

Democrats admit Supreme Court ruling weakening Voting Rights Act is "devastating blow"

Democrats have been able to point to some silver lining or glimmer of hope with past defeats on congressional redistricting this cycle. There's no sugarcoating the Supreme Court's weakening of the Vot

The HillBApr 29, 6:39 PM

Schumer rips ‘awful’ Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday ripped what he called the Supreme Court’s “awful decision” to strike down a voting map in Louisiana, which critics cast as a serious blow t

The HillBApr 29, 8:58 PM

Mamdani slams Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling: ‘It risks disenfranchising millions’

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) slammed a recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, saying the decision “risks disenfranchising millions.” “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a direc

The HillBApr 29, 3:58 PM

NRCC praises Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling: ‘Victory for the Constitution’

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Wednesday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second-Black majority district.  “Tod

PBS NewsHourAApr 29, 2:25 PM

Supreme Court weakens landmark Civil Rights-era Voting Rights Act, aiding GOP efforts to control the House

The effect of the ruling may be felt more strongly in 2028 because most filing deadlines for this year's congressional races have passed. Louisiana, though, may have to change its redistricting plan t

The HillBApr 29, 3:35 PM

Liberal Supreme Court justices say majority has ‘completed demolition’ of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court’s liberal justices called their colleagues’ decision clawing back race-based redistricting on Wednesday a “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act.  In a 48-page dissent,

The HillBApr 29, 7:18 PM

Trump learns of Voting Rights Act ruling from reporters in Oval Office

President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that their question about a Wednesday Supreme Court ruling on a Louisiana congressional district that weakens the Voting Rights Act was the first time

The HillBApr 29, 9:19 PM

Pritzker: Voting Rights Act ruling ‘an attack on a crown jewel of our democracy’ 

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a Louisiana voting map, calling it an “abomination.”  “It is an attack on a crown jewel of our democracy,” Prit

AxiosAApr 29, 8:17 PM

SCOTUS' voting rights decision deals big down-ballot blow

Statehouses, county commissions and city halls — not the halls of Washington — will absorb the heaviest blow from the Voting Rights Act's collapse. Why it matters: Most Voting Rights Act lawsuits have

The HillBApr 29, 10:14 PM

Trump lauds ‘brilliant’ Alito for authoring Voting Rights Act decision 

President Trump praised U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday for authoring the court’s landmark decision to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights Act.  “Today’s 6-3 Supreme Co

The HillBApr 29, 1:07 PM

DOJ lawsuit seeking Arizona voter data dismissed

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) seeking access to his state’s voter registration list. U.S. Di

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