Justices are weighing the arguments in two cases that have the potential of changing the way social media platforms operate.
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In a 6-3 conservative majority, the more important divisions may be among the six Republican-appointed justices.
Alabama will be allowed to keep a congressional map that critics say disadvantages Black voters. That does not bode well for 2022 midterms, argues a law scholar.
The court appears split over the future of vaccination mandates, with conservative justices skeptical of the Biden administration’s authority to enforce requirements.
Electors may not vote their consciences, which means the Electoral College will continue to operate how most Americans think it does.
The Supreme Court’s pandemic-related move to oral argument over the telephone has improved those arguments and allowed the public to engage with these discussions of the meaning of our Constitution.
The Supreme Court has issued what’s likely to be its final word on partisan gerrymandering, saying it’s a political issue, not a legal one. That means reform lies in the hands of voters.
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