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Nick Corasaniti
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On Dobbs Anniversary, Democrats Look to Make the Court a Campaign Issue
An outside group supporting President Biden is embarking on a million-dollar campaign to focus voters’ attention on the makeup of the Supreme Court.
Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds
The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court decision in 2013 changed that,…
Trump’s Ballot Eligibility Faces Challenges in These Other States, Too
At least 16 states beyond Colorado currently have open legal challenges to the former president’s eligibility for office — but what happens next depends on…
How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored up Black Americans’ political power.
Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act
The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from suing under…
Republican Presidential Candidates Celebrate Student Loan Ruling
Former Vice President Mike Pence sought credit for having “played a role” in appointing conservative justices to the court.
Senators Ask Supreme Court to Reject a Once-Fringe Theory in Elections Case
The so-called independent state legislature theory is at the center of a Supreme Court case involving electoral maps in North Carolina. The theory runs afoul…
How the Supreme Court’s State Legislature Case Could Change Elections
Races in state legislatures are often quiet and turn on local issues like roads or schools. But a Supreme Court case could give these legislative…