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Cooper v Harris: North Carolina Congressional Redistricting Overturned
In Cooper v Harris, 581 U. S. ____ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down two congressional redistricting maps in North Carolina. By a vote of 5-3, the majority held that the District Court did not err in concluding that race was the predominant ...
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Texas Voter ID Case in Abbott v Veasey
The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Abbott v Veasey, which challenges a controversial voter identification law implemented by the State of Texas. Nonetheless, the justices did leave the door open to review the voter ID law in the future. &...
Shelby v. Holder: Supreme Court Invalidates Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
Over forty-five years after Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated one of its key provisions. By a vote of 5-4, the Court ruled that Section 4, which establishes states and municipalities th...
Will Upcoming Voting Rights Act Case Rest on the Elections Clause?
The U.S. Supreme Court saved the best for last, as it is poised to take on its most controversial cases in the coming weeks. The first case on deck is Shelby County v. Holder, which will reexamine the constitutionality of Voting Rights Act....
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SCOTUS Considers Birthright Citizenship
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 13, 2025
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., Trump v. Washi...
SCOTUS Sides with Military Reservist in Differential Pay Dispute
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 5, 2025
In Feliciano v. Department of Transportation, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court he...
Will US Supreme Court Allow Religious Charter Schools?
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 3, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a key First Amendment case involving the se...
