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The Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights

By Hansi Lo Wang Minority voters are left with limited alternatives for combatting racial discrimination in redistricting, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest undermining of the federal Voting Rights Act. Remaining options for protecting the collective power of racial-minority voters include state-level voting rights acts and map-drawing strategies, likely in Democratic-controlled states, yet they cannot fully replace the nationwide provisions under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that many legal experts say are now practically impossible to enforce. This week, the high court decided to allow Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court found intentionally discriminates against Black voters. That ruling has

Trump booed at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of NBA Finals

By Rohan Nadkarni, Raquel Coronell Uribe and Sarah Dean President Donald Trump attended Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday to cheer on his hometown team — but many of his fellow fans didn’t appear thrilled to have him there. As Trump was shown on the jumbotron here during the national anthem, the crowd erupted in loud booing. Trump smiled as he saluted through the song. The jeers were followed by raucous cheers as the camera panned to Knicks star Jalen Brunson on the court. Trump was standing in Knicks owner Jim Dolan’s box, accompanied by a slew of

Judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, says it’s an unlawful tax

By Reuters BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new ​H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it ‌constituted an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state ​attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September ​that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas. The ⁠H-1B program offers 65,000 visas annually, with another 20,000 visas ​for workers with advanced degrees, approved for three to six years. ​Employers seeking a visa for

Justice Jackson pens unanimous decision backed by SCOTUS conservatives

by Steve Mollman The Supreme Court on Thursday handed down a unanimous decision authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, with all nine justices joining her opinion in a closely watched pharmaceutical patent dispute. The justices ruled 9-0 in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., reversing a lower court decision and sending the case back for further proceedings, marking a rare moment of full agreement on a court often portrayed as ideologically divided. Jackson, a Biden appointee, has been one of the court’s most frequent dissenters, making her authorship of a unanimous opinion all the more notable. The decision clarified the legal standard

Federal lawsuit aims to stop UFC event on the White House South Lawn

By Raquel Coronell Uribe A lawsuit filed Saturday against the federal government asks a judge to stop an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn scheduled this week. The suit, which the Public Integrity Project, a watchdog group, filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, is another incident in which private citizens or activist groups have tried to stymie projects championed by President Donald Trump. The event, a fight night purportedly in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, is scheduled for June 14, Trump’s birthday. The lawsuit says UFC CEO Dana White, a longtime Trump ally who was a campaign surrogate for him, has denied

Trump says Fed chair should ‘do whatever he wants’ but criticizes possible interest rate hikes

By Megan Lebowitz President Donald Trump criticized the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates but said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he wants Fed Chair Kevin Warsh “to do whatever he wants.” “Kevin is fantastic, and I want him to do whatever he wants,” Trump told moderator Kristen Welker. “I don’t want to have a big influence on him. But we had a great report. We’re doing great, and it’s unfair that whenever you do great, they want to raise interest rates.” The May jobs report indicated that the labor market was still resilient, adding 172,000

CIA puts senior officials on leave over officer arrested with gold bars

By Courtney Kube, Julia Ainsley and Dan De Luce WASHINGTON — The CIA has put several senior officials on administrative leave over their handling of a high-ranking officer who allegedly had $40 million in gold bars stashed at his home, according to three people familiar with the decisions. David Rush, a senior CIA officer who worked on one of the most highly sensitive programs in the U.S. government, was arrested in Virginia on May 19 and is accused of lying about his work experience and education. Rush is scheduled to appear in court Friday. The agency placed the senior officials on leave over how they managed

DHS watchdog finds use-of-force issues and safety and sanitation concerns at Louisiana ICE center

By Laura Strickler A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report revealed that staff members at an ICE detention center in Louisiana used a prohibited chokehold to “gain control” of a person being held there and stabbed another in the hand with a pen when an officer could not close the door to a housing unit.  The newly released findings about Winn Correctional Center in central Louisiana follow the DHS inspector general’s review of video of the use-of-force incidents as part of an unannounced facility inspection. The report, which was published on the DHS website, also noted that the officer who stabbed the detainee

Nearly a Century After Founding Michigan’s Only HBCU, Detroit Declares Violet T. Lewis Day

By: Jasmine West Nearly a century after Dr. Violet T. Lewis founded what would become Michigan’s only historically Black college, Detroit has formally placed her name on the city’s calendar. May 27 is now Violet T. Lewis Day in Detroit. The city made the declaration Wednesday during a ceremony at Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, known as PLC Detroit, where a representative from Mayor Mary Sheffield’s office presented the official proclamation to Dr. Violet Ponders, the granddaughter and namesake of Dr. Violet T. Lewis. The recognition honored Lewis as an educator, entrepreneur, and civic leader whose work opened

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district

By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts in the state in a win for Republicans. The justices, split 6-3 on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority, granted an emergency request filed by Republican officials seeking to use the map, which was enacted in 2023 but has never been used. In the unsigned three-page order, the court said the state is likely to ultimately prevail on its claim that the map was lawfully drawn. In dissent, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority’s decision “disregards both democratic values and the

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