Tag: Supreme Court

Alabama Governor Calls Special Session After Supreme Court’s 5–4 Decision

The Alabama legislature will initiate a special session in the coming weeks to redraw the state’s congressional districts after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, according to an announcement from Gov. Kay Ivey. Earlier this month, in a 5–4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional district likely violated the Voting Rights Act…


Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling on Election Case

When former President Donald Trump challenged the results of the 2020 elections, one of the main debates that boiled to the surface was who decides the laws on the elections. Republicans argued that this legal authority falls on the state legislatures, and that these elected officials are the ones who make the laws and decide…


[PREMIERING NOW] Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling on Election Case

When former President Donald Trump challenged the results of the 2020 elections, one of the main debates that boiled to the surface was who decides the laws on the elections. Republicans argued that this legal authority falls on the state legislatures, and that these elected officials are the ones who make the laws and decide…


[PREMIERING 11:30AM ET] Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling on Election Case

When former President Donald Trump challenged the results of the 2020 elections, one of the main debates that boiled to the surface was who decides the laws on the elections. Republicans argued that this legal authority falls on the state legislatures, and that these elected officials are the ones who make the laws and decide…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (June 28): SCOTUS Ruling on Federal Election Theory; Dueling GOP Presidential Campaign Events in New Hampshire

The Supreme Court issued a decision on June 28 that preserves court authority over congressional district map disputes. It settles a years-long debate, and many see the decision as a vital protection against gerrymandering. Dueling campaign events in New Hampshire.  Former President Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis squared off in the Granite State on…


NTD Good Morning (June 28): SCOTUS Ruling on Federal Election Theory; Dueling GOP Presidential Campaign Events in New Hampshire

The Supreme Court issued a decision on June 28 that preserves court authority over congressional district map disputes. It settles a years-long debate, and many see the decision as a vital protection against gerrymandering. Dueling campaign events in New Hampshire.  Former President Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis squared off in the Granite State on…


ANALYSIS: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case Could Undermine Corporate Racial Agenda

As Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) await a landmark Supreme Court decision, expected this week, on their racial admissions policies, companies are also watching nervously, fearing that the decision could expose their race-based hiring and training programs to civil rights lawsuits. According to a Harvard Business Review 2022 survey, more than 60…


Trump Responds to Leaked Audio Over Classified Documents

New updates on former President Donald Trump’s legal battles: A leaked audio recording is putting the former president in the spotlight yet again. A new congressional report alleges that one government agency worked with Big Tech to censor free speech. We’ll break down the details and hear from two tech pioneers, who are working on…


Supreme Court Rejects Republican Effort to Empower State Lawmakers in Making Election Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 against North Carolina Republicans who argued that state legislatures have sweeping authority to make the rules for federal elections in the states without interference from the courts. At issue is the once-obscure independent state legislature doctrine, under which Republicans argue that the Constitution has always directly authorized state legislatures…


Supreme Court Poised to Issue Blockbuster Rulings This Week

The Supreme Court is poised this week to issue a series of rulings covering the hot-button issues of affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, the intersection of religious freedom with free speech and employment law, and how much power state legislatures should have in the congressional redistricting process. It was this month last year that the…