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Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling

Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections

The Guardian - US · May 1

GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling

A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential segregation and…

Roll Call · Apr 29

Voting Rights Act on the line: key takeaways from supreme court hearing

Majority of US justices appear sympathetic to weakening key civil rights law in Callais v Louisiana case

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2025

Harvard prez resigns, citing attacks

“This is an attack on every Black woman in this country who’s put a crack in the glass ceiling," says Al Sharpton

Salon · Jan 3, 2024

"Central Park 5" survivor wins NYC race

Yusef Salaam won a seat on the New York City Council representing Harlem

Salon · Nov 8, 2023

President Biden has made choosing diverse federal judges a priority

He has set records in his first two years for the sheer numbers of jurists, dozens of them women. He helped confirm 11 Black women to the appeals courts, more than all other presidents combined.

WEKU · Jan 2, 2023

Republicans turn Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing into a political circus

Solemn proceedings of confirmation hearing took a nosedive into farce with bizarre moments in Jackson’s epic inquisition

The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2022