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Voting Rights Act on the line: key takeaways from supreme court hearing

Majority of US justices appear sympathetic to weakening key civil rights law in Callais v Louisiana case

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Trump says US looking at land attacks in Venezuela after lethal strikes on boats – live

Trump also claims without evidence that every US strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat saves thousands of lives

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.

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‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act

Court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais could limit voters from challenging racial discriminatory districts

The Guardian - US

Tariffs, ‘conversion therapy’ and mail ballots: key US supreme court cases to watch this term

Trump has voiced strong views on many of the issues the US high court will be tackling as justices assemble for new term

The Guardian - US

A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court

Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake

The Guardian - US

The Voting Rights Act is facing the biggest threats in its 60 years

Decades after its passage, the revolutionary law continues to face attempts to pervert its purpose

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Black voters' power hangs in the balance

Conservatives have challenged the drawing of some Black-majority congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms

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Why did Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson Dissent in Robinson v. Landry?

And what would have happened if Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch did not vote to grant the stay?

Reason

Trump-appointed judges struck down a new Black congressional district. Voters aim to save it

Louisiana’s attorney general is also appealing to allow new, majority-Black district to stand for November election

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