“We need some finality and some closure to this because we need to engage in the census as required by the constitution,” James said. “And the constitution is clear: Everyone must be counted.” . . Siding with the court’s liberal wing, Chief Justice John Roberts slammed..…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that claims of partisan gerrymandering are beyond the reach of the federal courts, delivering a sharp blow to challengers who hoped the justices would endorse a standard for determining when a map is so infected with politics it violates the Constitution. . The..…
The Constitution requires the government to count each person in the country every 10 years, and census data is used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives and billions of dollars in federal funds. . ..…
OpenSecrets is breaking down how each of Democrats promise to change the campaign finance system. ..…
Constitution does not guarantee a “right” to abortion. . “They were wrongly decided and should be overruled,” he wrote. . Gov. Kay Ivey signed the law in May, ignoring protests from abortion activists and Hollywood elitists. . ..…
The decision came as a blow to Ohioans seeking new map after panel of judges found it had been crafted to Republicans over Democrats. ..…
The boundaries of legislative districts across the country are redrawn to reflect population changes contained in the census conducted by the federal government every decade, a head count mandated by the U.S. Constitution. . This redistricting in most states is carried out by the party in..…
But federal courts do not have power to intervene under Article III of Constitution when issue is entrusted to the branch of government, .. ..…
Supreme Court ruled that there is no way for courts to determine when partisan gerrymanders violate the Constitution. . “We conclude that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority..…
The boundaries of legislative districts across the country are redrawn to reflect population changes contained in the census conducted by the federal government every decade, a head count mandated by the U.S. Constitution. . This redistricting in most states is carried out by the party in..…
On one hand we have Hong Kong’s Beijing-tied government - China operates on a “socialist democratic” model. The structure of their government, one easily finds from reading their constitution, has been deeply influenced by the early 20th century ideals of anti-imperialism and..…
For that reason, Constitution spells out that the right to jury trial cannot be violated. . The government announced that our constitutional rights, like the right to jury trial, can be taken away to serve special-interest groups. ..…
The Constitution requires the U.S. government to count every person living in the United States every ten years. ..…
Most controversial news of the day, as detected by AI.