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The Texas Gerrymandering Case Is a Test of the Supreme Court’s Integrity

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President Donald Trump’s quest to gerrymander red states so that the Republican Party cannot lose the House of Representatives in 2026 hit a snag on Tuesday when a federal district court blocked Texas’ redrawn map from taking effect. Republican state legislators designed the infamous map to give their party five new congressional seats. Its passage […]

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Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Embolden Far Right, But Our Existence Challenges It

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Trans existence challenges the fundamental tenets of fascism and exposes the fragility of authoritarian power.

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This Is All John Roberts’ Fault

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Imagine: you are at a baseball game, but something is off. When the blue team is at bat, the umpire calls every pitch a strike. But when the red team is up, the umpire won’t call a single one. When a red batter hits the ball into a blue player’s glove—out!—the umpire sends him to […]

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Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response.

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Arizonans long endured grim racial profiling under SB 1070. Now the Supreme Court has greenlighted its use nationwide.

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Montana Has an Ambitious Plan to End Dark Money in Elections

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Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.

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Supreme Court Will Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day

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The court is expected to hear arguments early next year and issue a ruling months before the crucial midterm elections.

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Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP — Food Banks Scramble to Respond

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Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.

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SCOTUS Is Behaving Like “Arm of the MAGA Trump Presidency,” Says Legal Expert

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Lisa Graves discusses the case before the court on tariffs, as well as voting rights and John Roberts’s legacy.

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SCOTUS Sides With Trump on Gender Marker Passport Restrictions for Trans People

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Legal experts warn this ruling could open the door to a broader assault on trans identification policies nationwide.

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On Tariffs, the Supreme Court’s GOP Justices Appear Ready to Save Trump From Himself

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After Wednesday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court, it appears that a majority of the justices will vote to halt Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs under a 1977 emergency powers act. But a loss for Trump will, in fact, be doing him a favor. And the GOP-appointed justices—who have spent the past 10 months giving […]

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The Tariffs Case Is About Power and Loyalty on the Right

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on almost every nation on earth, in ever-changing amounts, whenever he feels like it. Legally, this is a case about any number of complicated questions and legal doctrines, including the president’s ability to declare emergencies under the International […]

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