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The legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map intensified this week as the state and Black voters filed starkly opposing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, setting the stage for oral arguments this fall in Louisiana v. Callais. At stake is not just the fate of Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District — home to Baton Rouge and…
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step of punting a high-stakes challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, setting the stage for another round of arguments next term. The court’s indecision leaves intact — at least temporarily — the current boundaries of the controversial 6th Congressional District, which gave Louisiana a second Black and…
In a sweeping 6-3 decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s controversial law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, ruling that the state’s restrictions do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, centered on Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB1), a 2023 law that…
H.R. 1 — the 900-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now barreling through Congress at President Donald Trump’s urging — has been branded the most sweeping rewrite of federal policy in a generation. Even erstwhile allies such as Elon Musk have blasted it as a “disgusting abomination,” warning that its buried riders pose deeper dangers…
In a move that sounds benign—a crackdown on alleged foreign contributions—President Donald Trump is set to sign a presidential memorandum targeting ActBlue, the Democratic-aligned online donation platform. According to Politico, the order, spearheaded by the White House with support from Attorney General Pam Bondi, is framed as enforcing existing laws against foreign donations. Yet the specific…
In a move that has ignited outrage among historians, curators, and free-speech advocates, President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week directing Vice President Vance to reshape the Smithsonian Institution into a sanitized reflection of “unmatched American greatness.” The order, which Trump has touted as a “restoration of truth,” seeks to cut off federal…
In an astonishing display of recklessness, Trump’s national security team has compromised classified military operations by inadvertently leaking detailed war plans via an unauthorized commercial messaging app, Signal, raising urgent questions about whether this administration itself poses a national security threat. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed highly classified operational details about imminent U.S. military strikes…
