PoliticsNews
In a closely watched case that could have a significant impact on which party controls Congress and that could have national consequences when it comes… Read More
LawAnalysis
Left-wing activists sued Louisiana for not having enough black-majority populated congressional districts. But after creating an additional black-majority district, the state was then sued by… Read More
LawNews
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a critical case regarding Louisiana’s redrawn congressional districts on Monday. The state is defending the… Read More
LawCommentary
In an Aug. 1 decision over redistricting of county commission seats in Galveston, Texas, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has issued a decision… Read More
LawNews
The Supreme Court likely will reject an appeals court’s decision to eliminate private lawsuits intended to enforce part of the Voting Rights Act, legal experts… Read More
LawCommentary
Chief Justice John Roberts famously wrote in a 2007 case: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on… Read More
In a decision that ignored applicable law and relied on speculation, a federal district court judge issued an injunction on April 29 against Wisconsin’s new… Read More
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Obama’s Justice Department is fighting a recent Supreme Court decision—and picking a fight with Texas. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department… Read More
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint will appear on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” this Sunday to review the week’s top news stories. In addition to… Read More
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In its Voting Rights Act decision today, the Supreme Court struck down an outdated provision that was no longer necessary—because thankfully, “Our country has changed,”… Read More
The President has a right to nominate cabinet secretaries who share his political views. He does not have a right to appoint unqualified cabinet secretaries…. Read More
The inflammatory attacks on Justice Antonin Scalia after the oral arguments in the Supreme Court in the Shelby County case last week show the desperation… Read More
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In the midst of a large rally and protest on the steps of the Supreme Court building this morning, the Justices sharply questioned both sides… Read More
To understand what’s going on in the Supreme Court today, we have to go back in time. The year was 1965. Hundreds of people gathered… Read More
LawNews
In a disappointing miscarriage of justice that will take months to overturn, a federal judge recently dismissed a lawsuit against Guam over its clear racial… Read More
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has beaten U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder once again in the voter ID litigation bowl, this time in a… Read More
The Advancement Project, a left-wing civil rights advocacy group, is coming out with a new study that claims that 10 million Hispanic voters will be… Read More
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas, claiming such measures are “unnecessary,” discriminatory and would… Read More
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas. It’s the latest battle in the fight… Read More
Today, the Supreme Court tossed out the work of a district court that attempted to force its own electoral maps on the state of Texas, while… Read More
In June 2010, J. Christian Adams resigned his post as a career attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Adams cited DOJ’s decision to… Read More
In a victory for common-sense and a serious set-back for the Holder Justice Department, a three-judge panel of the federal Court of Appeals for the… Read More
The news that Christopher Coates, former chief of the Justice Department’s Voting Section, is set to testify Friday before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights… Read More
Abby Thernstrom is my friend and we usually agree on voting matters, but I have to say with due respect to her that her view… Read More
Roger Clegg and I recently reported on the lawsuit filed in the first week of April on behalf of residents of Kinston, N.C., contesting the… Read More
