Anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly’s career was no less important after her efforts derailed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1980.
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Supreme Court appears likely to uphold voting laws lower courts found unfair to minorities
However, the greater impact will be the test that the increasingly conservative court develops for proving violations of the Voting Rights Act, as new laws are proposed and state legislatures begin redrawing congressional and legislative districts following the 2020 Census.
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Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Don’t make it easier for police to enter your home
The Supreme Court shouldn’t create a loophole in the Fourth Amendment.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump election challenge cases in several states
The Supreme Court has rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election
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Supreme Court won’t stop turnover of Trump’s tax records to prosecutor
The high court’s action is a blow to Trump because he has for so long fought on so many fronts to keep his tax records shielded from view.
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Judge says gunman who killed her son also targeted Justice Sotomayor
U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed by a lawyer with a case before her, told ’60 Minutes’ in an interview airing Sunday that the gunman also planned to shoot Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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Supreme Court says Alabama cannot execute inmate without his pastor present
Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins the court’s liberals in saying states must allow spiritual advisers at the time of death.
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Commentary: The courts are not coming to save voting rights
More than 100 new voting restrictions have been introduced across the United States. Opponents will find it hard to stop them.
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Maine ban on funding religious tuition goes to U.S. Supreme Court
So far, courts have sided with the state, which contends using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education violates the separation of church and state.