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The Ongoing Betrayal of Red States on Overturning Obergefell
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (287+ words) In state after state, Republican legislators display both cowardice and short-sightedness when it comes to pushing back against Obergefell. Arthur Schaper | May 18, 2026 We drew most of our resolution's legal arguments from the dissenting Justices (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito), who…...
Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
27+ min ago (1251+ words) While Republican-led Southern states race to redo their congressional maps after the U. S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination, the decision's effects may be felt most notably on the local level. There are active legal fights…...
How the Supreme Court's voting rights decision could impact Illinois and explaining Dick Durbin's 'John Lewis Voting Rights Act"
32+ min ago (440+ words) The Supreme Court's recent decision to cut key parts of the Voting Rights Act has already led to a rush of redistricting across the South, but it has implications for Illinois too. WNIJ's Peter Medlin talked with Northern Illinois University…...
Sean Brown - The state cannot hold back the "longed-for tidal wave of justice" forever
32+ min ago (673+ words) In one of them, Se'n Brown is standing on top of a trailer-load of sods, with his wife Bridie and son Damian, and their friend Francis Murray, in the bog nearby - all tired but satisfied looking, after a good day's…...
Watch Gerrymandering debate heats up after SCOTUS ruling - FNC
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (44+ words) FOX One Gerrymandering debate heats up after SCOTUS ruling Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt analyzes the complex issue of congressional redistricting following a Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana's maps on 'Sunday Night in America.'...
From the Big Lie to the Big Cheat
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (918+ words) David Russell is a retired teacher. He can'be reached at russellisu@gmail. com. This essay first appeared in his Substack newsletter, The Front Burner and the Back. We've been living with the Big Lie for the last five and a…...
Election 2026 Voting Rally
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (104+ words) Bluefield Daily Telegraph U. S. Sen. Corey Booker, D-NJ. , speaks during a voting rights rally, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. - Two PSHS students die in Courthouse Road crash - State police identify 19-year-old victim in deadly Courthouse Road crash - Appalachian Power receives approval…...
In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (30+ words) Advertiser-Tribune In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation...
Majority-Minority districts may be in jeopardy after Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais - Freeman Mathis & Gary
1+ week, 2+ day ago (109+ words) By: William Buechner Jr. The Supreme Court issued last week its long-anticipated redistricting decision in Louisiana v. Callais, " S. Ct....
Rockford rally calls for protections for minority voting power after Supreme Court ruling
31+ min ago (57+ words) WIFR Rockford rally calls for protections for minority voting power after Supreme Court ruling Aldeen Golf Club hosts "Day at the Fairway" The Pec Thing brings out more than 500 vendors, thousands of buyers 25-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash at Rockford…...