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Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

The Conversation

I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him

The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?

The Guardian - US

A Rare SCOTUS Case That Pitted Thomas Against Alito

Plus: Does Trump expect to lose the birthright citizenship case?

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If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation

Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one or more Supreme Court justices before the November midterm elections.

The Conversation

The Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket' Has Sprung a Leak

Plus: a credible new report on the Alito retirement rumors.

Reason

Ted Cruz claims Trump spoke to him ‘seriously’ about filling a Supreme Court vacancy

President Donald Trump appointed three justices in his first term and could fill multiple vacancies in his second if the court’s senior conservatives retire

The Independent UK

When SCOTUS Did Lasting Damage to the Bill of Rights

Plus: The Alito retirement rumors keep swirling.

Reason

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My Interview with Peter Canellos, Author Of "Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement"

Eleven questions on YLS, SG, OLC, DNJ, CA3, GWB, and SCOTUS.

Reason

Supreme Court Justice taken to hospital last month after falling ill

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The Independent UK

Hospital visit fuels speculation about Samuel Alito’s future on supreme court

Veteran justice, 76, was treated for dehydration in March; a retirement would give Trump new chance to shape court

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 76, was rushed to hospital weeks ago in undisclosed incident

The justice was reportedly administered fluids for dehydration at a Philadelphia hospital after falling ill during a dinner held in his honor

The Independent UK

Supreme Court appears likely to rule for Mississippi death row inmate over racial jury bias

The case has been making its way through the court system for 20 years

The Independent UK

5 years of calling mail-in voting a fraud scheme later, Trump could get exactly what he’s been after

The decision is expected right before the election season.

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Mail-In Ballots, the 2026 Election, and the Supreme Court

What’s at stake in Watson v. Republican National Committee.

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Kavanaugh Should Be Embarrassed by Trump's Praise for His Tariffs Dissent

Plus: Brian Doherty, RIP.

Reason

Virginia's Impending 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Logically and Constitutionally Dubious

The ban, which targets guns based on criteria that make little sense, seems vulnerable to a challenge under the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.

Reason

Trump's Tantrum Over the Tariff Decision Highlights His Narcissistic Authoritarianism

The president neither understands nor appreciates the vital role of judicial independence in upholding the rule of law.

The Independent UK

Trump vows to raise worldwide tariffs to 15% ‘effective immediately’

Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, ushered in under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, were unlawfully imposed

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Gorsuch Blasts Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for Favoring Trump's Illegal Tariffs

What explains the fracture in the Supreme Court's "conservative bloc"?

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Trump Tariffs Supreme Court Ruling: What's Next for Consumers and Retailers

This landmark decision will reshape U.S. trade policy and could define the outer boundaries of presidential economic power for years to come.

Reason

Judging the Alito Retirement Rumors

Is the conservative Supreme Court justice planning to retire this year?

Reason

The Samuel Alito Nomination -- Twenty Years Later

A judicial appointment that began the Supreme Court's transformation.

Reason

In Defense of Justice Alito

Ben Aguiñaga, a former law clerk, responds to the gross media smears of Justice Alito.

Reason

SCOTUS Seems Inclined To Reject Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public

The state requires carry permit holders to obtain advance permission before bringing firearms into businesses.

Reason

Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate

The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.

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