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Tag: Voting Rights Act (1965)
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How Liberals Should Confront a Right-Wing Supreme Court
The court does not have the only word, or even the last word, on the meaning of the Constitution.
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Justice Jackson Joins the Supreme Court, and the Debate Over Originalism
In arguments in a voting rights case, the new justice said history must inform constitutional interpretation, making a liberal case for an idea often associated with conservatives.
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Supreme Court Leans Toward Alabama in Voting Rights Dispute
But several members of the court’s conservative majority rejected the state’s most aggressive arguments in defense of its congressional voting map.
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As New Term Starts, Supreme Court Poised to Resume Rightward Push
The justices return to the bench on Monday to start a term that will include major cases on affirmative action, voting and discrimination against gay couples. Several will take on questions about race.