Supreme Court and Voting Rights

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Supreme Court and Voting RightsThe election outcome was very likely changed by the U.S. Supreme Court's Feb. 7, 2022 decision to make it clear that the Voting Rights Act would not be enforced this year to prevent states from using congressional districts drawn in violation of the law.

Alternet.org
View In: Supreme Court and Voting RightsMidterms are (almost) over and we (almost) have the results. While we don’t know which party will win the House yet, Democrats have retained 50-50 control and have a chance to make it to 51 seats. While there is still a lot up in the air, two things are clear. One, the Democrats outperformed expectation...

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Supreme Court and Voting RightsIf the conservative court upholds attempted violations of the Voting Rights Act, the US can drop pretences to justice.

Alternet.org
View In: Supreme Court and Voting RightsOn Wednesday, December 7, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper — a case that deals with partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina and a far-right legal idea known as the independent state legislature theory. In its most extreme form, the ISL argues that only stat...

The Guardian
View In: Supreme Court and Voting RightsRuling comes as plaintiffs say current Georgia public service commission election system discriminates against Black votersBlack voters challenging Georgia’s method of electing members to the state’s public service commission scored a preliminary US supreme court order in their favor late Friday.Th...

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Supreme Court and Voting RightsA redistricting case could make it harder for communities of color to use the Voting Rights Act to ensure fair representation.