Members of the Supreme Court struggled to disentangle race and politics in the voting districts drawn by state lawmakers.
Tag: Black People
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Freedom Monument Sculpture Park’s Unflinching Look at Slavery
The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, opening in early 2024 in Montgomery, Ala., arrives at a time when Black history is being debated in many states.
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Nancy Mace’s District Moved Right. Then She Helped Oust McCarthy.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on Representative Mace’s newly drawn South Carolina district, which has gotten redder since she was first elected.
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UK Armed Police Put Down Their Guns in Protest of Murder Charge
In Britain, where guns are rare, armed police officers have set off a debate about the extraordinary power they hold, and the extraordinary risks they face.
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Alabama Is Ordered to Use Congressional Map That Likely Flips Seat to Democrats
The new voting map, chosen by a court after it ruled that Alabama illegally diluted Black voting power, could lead the state to elect two Black representatives for the first time in its history.