Supreme court (u.s.) articles
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Louisiana’s dual Black-majority districts
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Supreme Court restored a Louisiana electoral map that has two of the state’s six congressional districts with Black-majority populations for use in the Nov. 5 election — a ruling today with potential implications for which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives.
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U.S. Supreme Court grants emergency stay in Louisiana redistricting case
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay order on Wednesday in a Louisiana congressional redistricting case. The decision means the latest maps, which created two majority Black districts, will be used in the upcoming elections. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed the request with the court on May 10, with state officials saying that they don't have enough time to draw new maps under a legal concept called the Purcell principle that...
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas dismisses lavish gifts reports as lies
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has found himself under scrutiny over his judicial decisions and accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire Republican, is dismissing the criticism as "nastiness" and "lies," according to U.S. media."There's certainly been a lot of negativity in our lives, my wife and I, over the last few years, but we choose not to focus on it," the New York Times quoted Thomas as saying Friday at a judicial conference in the southern U.S. state of...