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Trump’s immunity case is another reminder that all roads now lead to the Supreme Court
23 Apr 2024 04:10 GMT
… actions – from retrenching federal voting rights laws and limiting federal and … For Democrats, maneuvering around the Supreme Court majority has become an existential … most egregious intervention by the Supreme Court in partisan presidential politics …
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Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
22 Apr 2024 23:30 GMT
… piecemeal approach to restoring voting rights to people convicted of … the state constitution removed voting rights for crimes they thought … . The U.S. Supreme Court said in June that … allowed automatic restoration of voting rights for anyone convicted of …
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Supreme Court Denies Bid to Expand No-excuse Mail-
22 Apr 2024 20:44 GMT
… before ending up before the Supreme Court, the petitioners alleged that … under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and arguing that … in the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2023, asking … or Voter Suppression?
The Supreme Court ruling comes amid a broader …
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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to…
22 Apr 2024 14:04 GMT
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide … … on account of age.”
“Whatever voting rights a state grants to people … ,” the Texas voters told the Supreme Court in their unsuccessful appeal.
They …
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Voting rights are not negotiable
22 Apr 2024 09:12 GMT
… reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), it’s … since the Supreme Court has stripped legislation of many protective measures.
Voting rights violations … after the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. It’s …
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Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
20 Apr 2024 04:17 GMT
… took action to protect voting rights after lawmakers became frustrated … and the failure of voting rights legislation in Congress.
The … ended by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling.
Although Nassau County … under the new state voting rights acts, especially if current …
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Felon voting rights bill becomes law in Nebraska without governor's signature
19 Apr 2024 01:44 GMT
… faith in the Nebraska Supreme Court finding it constitutional." … Previous attempts to restore voting rights to felons in Nebraska … the automatic restoration of voting rights after two years … . By restoring their voting rights upon completion of probation …
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Felon voting rights restoration proposal becomes law but faces possible legal challenge
18 Apr 2024 17:09 GMT
… legislative proposal to immediately restore voting rights to Nebraskans convicted of a … Nebraska Supreme Court in John Ways v. Dave Shively, considered restoring voting rights to … becoming law, Nebraska’s Voting Rights Restoration Coalition said Thursday that …
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Voting rights: States file brief opposing Georgia redistricting appeal
18 Apr 2024 09:55 GMT
… legislation, protections under the Voting Rights Act have been repeatedly weakened … the Supreme Court basically gutted the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act … Republican legislators.
More:Fighting for voting rights, making 'good trouble…
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The Original Jurisdiction of the US Supreme Court
17 Apr 2024 22:29 GMT
… to the Supreme Court under its “original jurisdiction.”
Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction … Supreme Court rejected South Carolina’s challenge finding that the Voting Rights Act … Master Report to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court considers this special …