The opinion determined that USA Powerlifting violated the public accommodations statute of Minnesota’s Human Rights Act. It left open the question of whether USA Powerlifting had a legitimate business ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will be closing to the public after running out of funding Oct. 18 during the government shutdown but the justices will keep hearing cases, the court announced. While ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices indicated Wednesday that they would limit the use of race to determine the boundaries of congressional districts — a move that could ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the Vote, ...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a major voting rights case that could cement Republicans’ control of the House, with the court’s conservative majority signaling they could ...

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the state’s congressional map that could shape the fight over the Voting Rights Act. The court also heard ...

The US Supreme Court, hearing arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, appeared inclined to limit the use of the landmark law to force states to draw electoral districts ...

NOW AT THE ARGUMENTS. MONTGOMERY’S APPEAL HINGES ON THREE DIFFERENT ARGUMENTS. THE FIRST IS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRIED SEPARATELY ON ASSAULT AND THEN MURDER. NEXT, THE COURT SHOULD NOT HAVE ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to significantly weaken a key Voting Rights Act provision that prohibits states from diluting the power of minority voters — a ...

A major redistricting case returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday could not only determine the fate of the federal Voting Rights Act, but also unlock a path for Republicans to pick up a slew ...

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act, declaring that "today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield." But over the ...