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Last updated on May 6, 2026 On April 29, 2026, in a 6-3 decision, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 2024 Louisiana redistricting map. All 6 conservative … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Redistricting Map with Major Implications for the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Last updated on October 3, 2026Oct 3, 2026: Alito: Overturning Roe v. Wade took ‘courage' from Supreme Court justices https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6127182-alito-roe-wade-overturn-abortion/ Aug 4, 2026: Blanche pledges to make Dobbs decision ‘permanent' in every state https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6008603-blanche-plans-abortion-rollback/ Nov … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Overturning Roe v. Wade
Last updated on March 5, 2022Aug 7, 2021: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/566855-1t-infrastructure-bill-passes-key-test-vote https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/politics/ron-desantis-joe-biden-donald-trump-covid-politics/index.html https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/566843-dhs-concerned-about-violence-stemming-from-trump-reinstatement https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/566836-canceling-the-constitution-biden-hailed-for-violating-rule-of-law https://thehill.com/homenews/house/566825-house-democrats-select-riggleman-as-jan-6-committee-adviser Aug 6, 2021: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566777-biden-extending-pause-on-student-loans-to-2022 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566793-federal-workers-who-lie-about-vaccination-status-could-be-fined https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566754-white-house-to-require-visitors-including-journalists-to-confirm https://thehill.com/policy/finance/566650-july-jobs-report-labor-bureau-unemployment https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/566731-garland-calls-on-congress-to-act-on-voting-rights-in-op-ed https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566587-aclu-calls-on-doj-to-enact-permanent-protections-for-journalists Aug 5, 2021: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/566590-cbo-says-infrastructure-bill-would-add-256-billion-to-deficit-over-10-years https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566609-education-secretary-to-state-lawmakers-dont-be-the-reason-why-schools https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566625-biden-signs-bill-awarding-congressional-gold-medal-to-jan-6-officers https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/biden-offer-temporary-safe-haven-hong-kong-residents-us-2021-08-05/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566564-doj-launches-probe-of-phoenix-police-department https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/566452-landlords-ask-judge-to-lift-new-eviction-moratorium https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/566517-mcconnell-gop-will-block-debt-limit-hike-if-democrats-pursue-spending-plans https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/566542-fauci-warns-a-new-variant-more-devastating-than-delta-could-be Aug 4, … Continue reading President Joe Biden | Second Hundred Days
Last updated on August 23, 2023Pre-election Overview Election day for the 2020 presidential election is November 3. In the race for president, President Donald Trump (running mate Vice President Mike Pence) is running against former … Continue reading 2020 U.S. Presidential Election | Pre-Election Information and Final Results
Last updated on February 23, 2021Important Note: According to the "Election Law Blog", as of September 20, 2020 there were at least 250 lawsuits filed in 45 different states regarding election and voting changes. A … Continue reading 2020 U.S. Presidential Election | Lawsuits Against State Government Declarations Regarding Voting
Last updated on May 6, 2023Read information about COVID-19 vaccines on the CDC website here. Read information about how COVID-19 vaccines work and the different types of COVID-19 vaccines on the CDC website here. Read … Continue reading World Health Organization Declares Novel Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Last updated on September 16, 2023Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), usually referred to as Planned Parenthood, is a non-profit organization that provides sexual and reproductive health care, education, information, and maternal and child health … Continue reading Planned Parenthood
Jul 10, 2015: The Confederate flag was taken down at the South Carolina capital grounds. Era Ends as South Carolina Lowers Confederate Flag | The New York Times Jul 9, 2015: By a vote of … Continue reading The Removal of the Confederate Flag from U.S. Government Grounds
Last updated on October 12, 2022Oct 11, 2022: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3682559-supreme-court-denies-appeal-by-charleston-church-shooter Oct 28, 2021: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/578942-families-in-south-carolina-church-massacre-settle-with-doj-over-faulty Sep 23, 2021: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/573877-appeals-court-declines-to-take-up-dylann-roofs-death-sentence Sep 8, 2021: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/571324-dylann-roof-challenges-death-sentence-after-appeals-court-ruling Aug 25, 2021: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/569357-appeals-court-upholds-death-sentence-in-charleston-church-shooting Apr 10, 2017: In Charleston, South Carolina Dylann Roof pleaded … Continue reading Nine People Shot and Killed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina
Last updated on December 8, 2017Dec 7, 2017: U.S. District Judge David Norton sentenced Michael Slager to 20 years in prison, deciding that Slager had in fact committed second-degree murder in the shooting death of … Continue reading South Carolina Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Man