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Alabama is not the first state to defy a Supreme Court ruling: 3 essential reads on why that matters

In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state of Alabama to redraw its congressional voting districts and consider race as it made up the new districts. The court had found that the state’s political districts diluted the strength of Black…

The Conversation

Alabama ignores SCOTUS racist map ruling

Republicans "remain determined to rob Black voters of the representation we deserve," advocacy groups say

Salon

US Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline

The state of West Virginia is appealing a court ruling that temporarily blocked construction on a contentious natural gas pipeline

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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district

Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.

WEKU

Civil rights groups blast Alabama GOP for defying Supreme Court order for second Black congressional district

Republican lawmakers refuse to draw a second majority-Black congressional district despite a ruling from the nation’s highest court

The Independent UK

Alabama lawmakers are divided on eve of major redistricting deadline impacting Black voters

Alabama lawmakers are divided over adopting new congressional districts

The Independent UK

SCOTUS strikes down student debt cancellation plan, takes up case on agency enforcement authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Nearly 64,000 Texas borrowers will have their federal loans forgiven

A U.S. Department of Education review identified 804,000 borrowers across the country with loans taken more than two decades ago and whose debts should have been canceled but were not because of “administrative failures.”

The Texas Tribune

County prosecutor fights Missouri abortion ban’s criminal penalties in court

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is seeking to strike down Missouri’s criminal penalties for abortion, adding to an already intense legal confrontation playing out in St. Louis that could result in a judge overturning the state’s near-total ban.

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Iowa's restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law

An Iowa judge will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just as Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the measure into law

The Independent UK

California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Voters could remove it next year

The California Senate has approved a proposal to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution

The Independent UK

Why a court sided with Amish families over the disposal of ‘gray water’

A long-running religious freedom case has come full circle with a court ruling this week over the way a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota disposes of bath and dishwater

The Independent UK

The US House majority is in play next year after a weak GOP midterm showing and recent court ruling

The U.S. House majority is in play next year after an anemic showing by Republicans in the midterm elections and a surprise Supreme Court ruling that will likely bring two new safely Democratic districts

The Independent UK

The Dwindling Jewish Representation And Evolving Composition Of The U.S. Supreme Court

Diversity on the Supreme Court: A changing landscape of justices from all backgrounds and walks of life.

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Iowa's new abortion ban is challenged in court, a day after it was passed by GOP lawmakers

A legal challenge has been filed to block Iowa’s new legislation banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK

Michigan officials condemn ‘reprehensible’ remarks from salon owner who refuses service to LGBT+ people

Traverse City business says trans and nonbinary people should ‘seek services at a local pet groomer’ days after Supreme Court ruling on discrimination protections

WEKU

Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks

Iowa's Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon session Tuesday. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would sign the bill on Friday.

The Independent UK

Iowa Legislature will take up 6-week abortion ban during special session Tuesday

Iowa’s Legislature convenes Tuesday in a special session focused exclusively on abortion restrictions

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Iowa Republicans will pursue a 6-week abortion ban during a special session that starts Tuesday

The Republican-controlled Legislature in Iowa will aim to enact a ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a rare special session that starts Tuesday

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An ex-anti-abortion evangelist on life as a pro-choice ‘traitor’

American Reverend Rob Schenck made a name for himself denouncing ‘baby killers’. Then he changed his mind.

The Conversation

Two authors are suing OpenAI for training ChatGPT with their books. Could they win?

Imagine you read a book. You commit details of the book to memory and ruminate on the ideas contained in it.

WEKU

A year after victory in Dobbs decision, anti-abortion activists still in fight mode

The Supreme Court delivered a historic victory to the anti-abortion movement. But many still feel their work is far from complete, and are seeking new strategies to stop abortion in all 50 states.

The Independent UK

Could a ‘fake’ same-sex couple force the Supreme Court to revisit a case targeting LGBT+ rights?

It’s unlikely, but critics continue to question the outcome of a case that could have wider consequences for discrimination protections, pointing to a growing mystery surrounding an apparently fabricated statement in the middle of it, Alex Woodward reports

The Denver Post

81-year-old angler angered by Colorado Supreme Court ruling vows new fight for freedom to wade

The fight for public freedom to wade in Colorado rivers is getting gnarlier, with fishermen mulling civil disobedience, following a high court ruling this month that, if judges stand by it on Friday, bolsters the state’s position that riverbeds can be private property.

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Apple's ongoing case over Fortnite payments is heading to the Supreme Court

Apple wants the Supreme Court to throw out a 2021 ruling

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