The conservative supermajority court’s justices are skeptical of the attempt to bar Republican front-runner Donald Trump from participating in a state primary because of allegations that he staged an uprising in an attempt to hold onto power following his defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a historic...
At oral arguments Wednesday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority expressed reservations that South Carolina’s congressional design is an illegal racial gerrymander. The case is among several racial and political gerrymandering-related cases that could influence which party controls the House following the congressional elections next year. The issue revolves around a newly redesigned congressional district that...
The Supreme Court turned down Alabama’s emergency request on Tuesday, clearing the way for a new congressional design that would probably contain a second district with a majority of Black people to account for the state’s 27% Black population. The one-line decision shows that the court’s opinions haven’t changed since June when a 5-4 majority...