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A court ruling could shrink Black representation in Congress – NPR
Politics A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress January 8, 2026, 5:00 AM ET By Hansi Lo Wang The United States could be headed toward the largest-ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in a closely watched redistricting case about…
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US Supreme Court weighs ‘earthquake’ ruling on Voting Rights Act – BBC
US Supreme Court weighs ‘earthquake’ ruling that could reshape political map Published: October 15, 2025 By Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent and Kayla Epstein The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard a challenge to a central pillar…
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Letters from an American – August 5, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, August 5, 2025 (Tuesday) By Heather Cox Richardson, Aug 05, 2025 Sixty years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The need for the law was explained in its full title: “An Act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, and for…
