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U.S. Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act in Louisiana Redistricting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a 6–3 ruling that significantly undercuts a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, raising the legal threshold for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as discriminatory....

US Judge Pauses Louisiana Bid to Restrict Abortion Pill Access Nationwide

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted Louisiana’s lawsuit seeking to curb nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone, pending a safety review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. District Judge David...