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From barriers to breakthroughs: How voting rights have evolved over America’s 250-year history

From barriers to breakthroughs: How voting rights have evolved over America’s 250-year history

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 · Sacramento, California Local News

Voting rights have expanded and contracted throughout American history, and as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, that story is still being written. “When America was established, more…

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Judges uphold NC districts used in 2024 election, but wait to rule on new map

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

A panel of federal judges rejected a challenge to North Carolina’s 2024 electoral maps, but did not rule on pending claims against the congressional map drawn by Republicans…

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Supreme Court might upend Voting Rights Act and help GOP keep control of the House

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 · World News

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court may help the GOP keep control of the House of Representatives next year by clearing the way for Republican-led states to redraw election districts…

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Supreme Court debate Louisiana redistricting case centering on Voting Rights Act

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Supreme Court set to hear arguments on pivotal Louisiana redistricting case The Supreme Court is reviewing a case involving Louisiana’s congressional map and its implications for racial gerrymandering.…

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Redistricting Map May Not Be the Success Story Republicans Think It Is

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 · Houston, Texas Local News

Texas Republicans celebrated a victory last week as the House and Senate approved new congressional districts amid criticism that the lines are racially gerrymandered. But the success of…

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California’s lightning-fast push for partisan redistricting reflects Trump’s new America

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 · World News

In an evening social media post about a supremely partisan battle that could reshape American political power for generations, President Trump sounded ebullient. “Big WIN for the Great…

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Whoopi Goldberg Launches Vile Attack On Tim Scott For Denying Systemic Racism – ‘Looney Tune’

Whoopi Goldberg Launches Vile Attack On Tim Scott For Denying Systemic Racism – ‘Looney Tune’

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 · Politics

Opinion Source: The View YouTube On Wednesday’s episode of the ABC talk show “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg launched a truly vile attack on Senator Tim Scott (R-SC),…

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Video: The Latest Challenge to the Voting Rights Act

Video: The Latest Challenge to the Voting Rights Act

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 · Politics

OPEN: A court recent ruling recently could deliver a death blow to the Voting Rights Act – a law that has protected Black Americans’ political power the voting…

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Civil Rights Undone

Civil Rights Undone

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 · Politics

In late 2020, even as the instigators of insurrection were marshaling their followers to travel to Washington, D.C., another kind of coup—a quieter one—was in the works. On…

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Federal court strikes down Alabama congressional map after legislature snubbed Supreme Court | CNN Politics

Federal court strikes down Alabama congressional map after legislature snubbed Supreme Court | CNN Politics

August 2, 2023September 5, 2023 · Politics

CNN  —  A federal court blocked a newly drawn Alabama congressional map on Tuesday because it didn’t create a second majority-Black district as the Supreme Court had ordered…

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Another ‘radical’ change to the Voting Rights Act could reach the Supreme Court | CNN Politics

Another ‘radical’ change to the Voting Rights Act could reach the Supreme Court | CNN Politics

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 · Politics

CNN  —  A federal appeals court appears open to further shrinking the scope of the Voting Rights Act in a case that could lead to another major Supreme…

Read more Another ‘radical’ change to the Voting Rights Act could reach the Supreme Court | CNN Politics
John Roberts’s Long Game

John Roberts’s Long Game

September 20, 2022September 30, 2022 · Politics

The Supreme Court delivered appalling decisions in June—on abortion, guns, and environmental regulation—but the conservative supermajority is poised to strike an even greater blow against American democracy. The…

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Voting rights advocates in the South emboldened by Supreme Court win | CNN Politics

Voting rights advocates in the South emboldened by Supreme Court win | CNN Politics

April 12, 2021June 12, 2023 · Politics

CNN  —  With a sense of relief that the conservative Supreme Court did not use a major Alabama redistricting case to further gut the Voting Rights Act, civil…

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