Georgia asks federal appeals court to tighten Voting Rights Act
The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act. The state asked a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to ...
Georgia voting-rights advocates take redistricting case to federal appellate court
Georgia Solicitor General points to election victories by Sen. Raphael Warnock. Plaintiffs' lawyer argue Warnock's wins were an anomaly.
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Courts continue weighing Georgia's political maps, with potentially broad implications for Voting Rights Act
The long-running fight over Georgia's district lines for Congress and the state legislature could have broader implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.
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Georgia fights to restore maps found to dilute Black voting power
The plaintiffs in the case, including Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity active in civil rights causes, claimed the enacted maps diminished Black voting power by failing to ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution6h
Georgia redistricting case over Voting Rights Act weighed by appeals court
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled with the role of race in Georgia redistricting in a case over the protections of the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department charged with fighting money ...
Appeals court questions role of race in Georgia redistricting case
Georgia asked a federal appeals court Thursday to overturn a ruling that required more majority-Black state and congressional districts, a case that, if successful, has the potential to ...
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California Supreme Court rejects use of antiquated map in Oakland land dispute
Crescent Trust had applied for a certificate of compliance asking the city to certify that Lot 18 was a separate parcel that had been legally created prior to March 4, 1972, when the California ...
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color.
Firefighters save Tiverton home from attic fire
Tiverton Fire Chief William Bailey said firefighters were called to the Nanquaket Road home around 2:30 p.m. “Initial reports were that the roof was on fire,” Bailey explained. “We had a very active ...
Water main break in Duxbury leads to temporary closure of Alden Street
Duxbury Fire Department] is on scene and the water department has been notified.” The department wrote on Facebook.
The National Law Review8h
A Lynk to the Past: Published Applications Are Prior Art as of Filing Date
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision finding challenged claims invalid based on a published patent application that, in an inter ...