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Nicholas Stephanopoulos
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Eva Bonilla grows furious when she thinks about how Latino voters are treated by the Republican power structure in Texas. At 74, the small business…
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US Supreme Court may make it harder to prove racial gerrymandering
October 13, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court may be on the verge of making it even harder to win legal challenges accusing state officials of racial gerrymandering –…
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On October 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a voting rights case – Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP – that will decide whether the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature deliberately considered race when drawing new congressional district maps
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Florida appeals a judge’s ruling that struck down redistricting map pushed by DeSantis
September 8, 2023
The state of Florida is fighting back against a court decision that struck down a redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, announcing this week…
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How to unwind and find your ‘happy place’
September 8, 2023
Members of the Harvard Law community discuss their favorite ways to loosen up and find their “happy place.”
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How I discovered my passion in the law
September 5, 2023
Professors, lecturers, and staff members share how they found their way to the subjects they are most passionate about — and why they stay there.
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This Is One Republican Strategy That Isn’t Paying Off
July 12, 2023
In 2011, determined to push back the ascendant Democratic coalition that elected America’s first Black president, Republicans capitalized on their control of legislatures and governor’s…
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A credible case can be made that the Supreme Court’s decision last June to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion was crucial to the…
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Ruling in Alabama case could boost suits increasing Black voters’ power in other states
June 13, 2023
In one sense, the Supreme Court’s surprise ruling striking down Alabama’s 2022 congressional maps maintains the legal status quo. By 5-4, the justices rejected the…
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A divided Supreme Court on Thursday said the Alabama legislature should have created a second congressional district in which Black voters had a chance of…
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Clyburn’s Role in South Carolina Redistricting May Be Examined as Supreme Court Hears Racial Gerrymandering Case
May 17, 2023
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a South Carolina redistricting case where the NAACP is challenging the state’s Republican…
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Courts decide vexing legal matters and interpret opaque constitutional language all the time, from defining pornography and judging whether a search or seizure is unreasonable…
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Alaska Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, says partisan gerrymandering violates state constitution
April 25, 2023
In a landmark decision, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution’s equal protection doctrine. The decision follows…
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Republican leaders are now adopting increasingly autocratic measures, using the police powers of government to impose moralized regulations, turning private citizens into enforcement officers and…
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Red State Copycats Follow Florida’s Lead On Voter Suppression And Create More Election Police
March 16, 2023
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, a Republican, announced this week that he was launching an Election Integrity Unit to investigate nonexistent widespread voter fraud in…
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How is the Supreme Court changing American democracy?
December 12, 2022
The Supreme Court considered a case this week that could upend the way America conducts elections. Moore v Harper brings to the national stage a…
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It’s Election Day 2022 in Sheboygan, and voters in this majority blue city once again have no chance of electing a Democrat to legislative office.
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Our Opinion: Democracy on trial
December 5, 2022
Oral arguments begin Wednesday in an important case that our state’s Republican-led legislature has dragged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll be…