How far did the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision go? 

The Supreme Court’s invalidation of Louisiana’s congressional map has triggered a swirling debate about just how fundamentally the justices altered the Voting Rights Act landscape. Even the justices themselves disagree. The conservative majority brands it as merely an update. The liberal dissenters say it’s nothing short of demolishing the landmark 1965 law. It has left……

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Democrats erupt over abortion pill block: 'We won’t stop fighting'

Democrats are pushing back on a recent court ruling that blocked doctors’ ability to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and dispense the drug through the mail, arguing it will significantly restrict reproductive care nationwide. “A court packed with Trump-appointed extremists decided to make medication abortion harder to access,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said……

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