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UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Turning point or the long game: what’s behind John Roberts’s surprise supreme court voting rights ruling?

Chief justice’s opinion shocked observers of his 40-year assault on the Voting Rights Act, but it may not mean a change of heart

The Guardian - US

Justice Thomas Had No Majority Opinion from October Sitting, But Still Wrote More Than Any Other Justice

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may speak the most at oral argument, but Justice Thomas is writing more pages.

Reason

Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act

In a surprising ruling on June 8, 2023, the conservative leaning U.S. Supreme Court threw out Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that a lower court had ruled discriminated against Black voters and violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Why did the right-leaning supreme court hand Democrats a victory?

Perhaps they know they need to preserve whatever is left of their legitimacy

The Guardian - US

U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama’s congressional maps in Allen v. Milligan decision

On June 8, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan adopted in November 2021 and used in the state’s 2022 elections violated the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn to include a second majority-Black district.

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Supreme Court Reaffirms Strong Presumption of Statutory Stare Decisis

It did so in today's Voting Rights Act ruling in Allen v. Milligan. This holding has implications for other cases where litigants attempt to overturn statutory precedents, especially longstanding ones.

Reason

Alabama discriminated against Black voters, US supreme court rules

John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh join liberal justices in 5-4 decision that is major victory for Voting Rights Act

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Tom Holland reveals he’s been sober for over a year

Holland explained how filming ‘The Crowded Room’ helped the 26-year-old better understand his mental health

The Independent UK

Tom Holland reveals he’s been sober for over a year

Holland explained how filming ‘The Crowded Room’ helped the 26-year-old better understand his mental health

The Independent UK

Spike Milligan’s former Hyde Park mansion to become new Kosovan embassy in £6.5m sale

The Goon Show, Thunderbirds and Dr Who and the Daleks were all produced at the Hyde Park mansion

Evening Standard

Emmerdale viewers 'rumble' identity of Nicky's mum after surname clue

Emmerdale viewers think they might know who the mother of Nicky Miligan and the wife of Caleb Miligan could be, and it's a familiar face

Daily Mirror

Day 3 of our Top 15 stories to watch in 2023 – SCOTUS

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 8, Brew.

Ballotpedia

The supreme court is in session – and every case is potentially a climate one

Sackett v EPA – an attack on the Clean Water Act – is by no means the only threat to climate policy before the court

The Guardian - US

US supreme court hears case that could gut voting rights for minority groups

In Merrill v Milligan, the court will decide whether Alabama’s new congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act

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SCOTUS could further erode voting rights. Here’s what to know

The ruling will also carry implications for how other states draw their congressional maps.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court to decide cases with ‘monumental’ impact on democracy

Many fear the potential for extreme rightwing rulings on topics ranging from affirmative action to voting rights

Reason

The 3-3-3 Court on the Merits Docket and the Shadow Docket

On June 18, 2021, I wrote, "We don't have a 6-3 Conservative Court. We have a 3-3-3 Court." I'm not sure if I was the first person to coin the phrase 3-3-3 Court, but I was one of the first. And I elaborated on this theme in a Newsweek column,…

Reason

Extraordinary Relief and "Existing Law"

The Supreme Court has just vacated the Fifth Circuit's stay of a district court's preliminary injunction against HB20, Texas's new social media law by a 5-4 vote. Justice Alito (joined by Justices Gorsuch and Thomas) wrote a dissent. (Justice Kagan also noted that she would deny the stay, but did…

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Emmerdale fans figure out how Meena will be freed and replaced in prison in plot twist

Meena Jutla is currently plotting her defence for her upcoming trial and fan think things are 'looking good' for her

Manchester Evening News

ITV Emmerdale viewers make vow as they're left furious over Meena storyline return

It has been a few weeks since Meena was last seen in the ITV soap but she's back ahead of her big trial

Manchester Evening News

ITV Emmerdale viewers quickly spot two familiar faces as they make appearances with Meena

One of Emmerdale's latest cast members has appeared in Waterloo Road and another has a famous niece and sister

Daily Mirror

Where Emmerdale fans will recognise Meena's barrister from - and her famous family

Emmerdale introduced killer Meena Jutla's defence barrister on the ITV soap recently, and actress Amy Robbins may be recognisable to ITV viewers

Reason

Throwing Shade At The Shadow Docket In The Alabama Redistricting Cases

Merrill v. Milligan is the most important shadow docket entry since John Does 1-3 v. Mills

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