WASHINGTON — In a blow to the electoral hopes of Democrats in this year’s midterm elections, the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a redistricting plan that voters in the state had approved last month. The plan was expected to help Democrats win as many as four additional congressional seats amid an escalating, nationwide battle for…
WASHINGTON — When the U.S. Supreme Court sharply curtailed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last week, Democrats in Washington had a message: The rules of redistricting have changed, and California — the nation’s biggest blue bastion — may have a further role to play. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Democrats should “play by the…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took a first step on Monday to consider anti-abortion challenges to medication that has been commonly used to end early pregnancies for 25 years. The justices moved quickly to put on hold an appeals court ruling that would block the mailing of abortion pills nationwide. Justice Samuel A. Alito issued a temporary…
WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court’s conservatives on Wednesday announced a major retreat from part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to elect at least some Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that creating these majority-minority districts amounts to racial…
WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that U.S. troops may sue military contractors for their injuries, siding with a soldier who was badly injured when a Taliban operative working at the Bagram Airfield detonated a suicide bomb. Five soldiers were killed and 17 were wounded, including 20-year-old Winston Henceley, who suffered a fractured skull and…