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In a sweeping rebuke of President Trump’s campaign of retribution against law firms that challenged his political agenda, a federal judge Friday struck down in its entirety an executive order issued by Trump that targeted a powerful law firm.
In a surprise move, the U.S. Supreme Court postponed until next term a decision in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting case that could have major implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court limited the ability of federal judges to block executive actions throughout the country through nationwide injunctions.
The ACLU of Montana filed a motion Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a state law that threatens to disenfranchise Indigenous voters.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to take a case brought by a group of voters who claimed the state’s congressional map is the result of years of GOP gerrymandering and asked the court to order a new map for the 2026 election.
The RNC has entered the legal battle over Wyoming’s new proof of citizenship voting law, aligning with election denier Chuck Gray.
Amid allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions in ICE facilities, the Department of Homeland Security is taking further steps to continue skirting congressional oversight.
A new deal to settle a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration against the North Carolina State Board of Elections suggests neither side is looking out for voters, pro-voting groups argued Wednesday in a court filing.
The Department of Justice sued Orange County, California Wednesday. Just a day before, county election administrators offered to work with them while protecting voter privacy.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly removed from the U.S. earlier this year, is set to remain in jail for a few more days as his attorneys and federal prosecutors determine whether he’ll be deported if released.
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