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Nicholas Stephanopoulos
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Michael B. Moore sat down, closed his eyes and lowered his head. The pastor standing behind him clamped his palm on Moore’s shoulder, and three…
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The Ground Is Shifting Under Biden and Trump
June 26, 2024
Have Democrats and Republicans traded places? How has the ascendance of well-educated, relatively affluent liberals among Democrats, alongside the dominance of non-college voters in the…
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Expert says SCOTUS ruling subjects Black voters to “abuse.” Clarence Thomas wants to go even further
May 28, 2024
This week, the Supreme Court made it harder for plaintiffs to win racial gerrymandering claims in a 6-3 decision that legal experts say is the…
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New Jersey moved a step closer last week toward overhauling its unique-in-the-nation election ballots, in a decision that could reshape party politics in the state…
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A federal appellate court on Thursday rejected an emergency challenge to North Carolina’s Republican-drawn legislative map, all but ensuring elections will go forward this year…
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An op-ed co-written by Nicholas Stephanopoulos: New Jersey’s primary election is not until June, but state elections are already in the national spotlight because of…
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Democrats Propose N.Y. Congressional Map With Slight Tilt in Their Favor
February 28, 2024
A day after rejecting a congressional map proposed by a bipartisan redistricting commission, Democrats in New York unveiled new district lines on Tuesday designed to…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider ‘partisan impact’ as parties submit new legislative maps
January 12, 2024
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses a new redistricting plan to replace the state’s current, Republican-drawn maps, justices on the court’s liberal majority have said…
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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…