Tag: Voting Rights Act
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On Oct. 30, U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco granted a 17-day temporary restraining order barring the Justice and Homeland Security Departments from threatening to prosecute state and local election...
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ordered the Department of Homeland Security late on October 21, 2026, to stop "elections-related field operations and field interviews" in nine states, including California and...
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, the DNC, two campaign committees, the Nevada Democratic Party and a California voter sued President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche...
On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Louisiana v. Callais, striking down Louisiana's 2024 congressional map and substantially revising how courts apply Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Samuel...