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As Republicans continue to push for more gerrymandered maps - the courts continue to stop them.
Utah must redraw its congressional map, a judge ruled, saying that a GOP effort to carve it up ignored the will of voters.
Judge Rules Utah Must Redraw Its Congressional Map, Frustrating Republicans
A G.O.P. effort to carve up a Democratic stronghold ignored the will of voters, a judge said. The ruling, which Republicans can appeal, makes the state another battleground in the national fight over redistricting.
nyti.ms
August 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
As Republicans continue to push for more gerrymandered maps - the courts continue to stop them.
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A federal judge has turned away a lawsuit the Justice Department filed against the entire federal court bench in the state of Maryland — reasoning that the lawsuit went against precedent and the rule of law.
The DOJ sued the federal district bench in Maryland. A judge just dismissed the case
A district judge in Virginia was specially tapped to oversee the unusual case after DOJ named all 15 federal district court judges in Maryland as defendants in a lawsuit related to deportations.
n.pr
August 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A federal judge has turned away a lawsuit the Justice Department filed against the entire federal court bench in the state of Maryland — reasoning that the lawsuit went against precedent and the rule of law.
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America’s rule of law is facing its biggest test in decades, as court battles over Trump’s use of executive power expose limits on how much judges can constrain the presidency.
The Cracks in America’s Rule of Law Are Getting Deeper
Court battles over the administration’s sweeping use of executive power are exposing limits on how much judges can constrain the presidency.
bloom.bg
August 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
America’s rule of law is facing its biggest test in decades, as court battles over Trump’s use of executive power expose limits on how much judges can constrain the presidency.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued her dissent: “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent,”
September 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued her dissent: “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent,”