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Clarence Thomas: From 'Black Panther Type' To Supreme Court's Conservative Beacon

2:36pm July 14, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The longest-serving member of the current court is also its furthest to the right, least traditional and most controversial — and with a new conservative majority, he may be having a moment.

People gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last month as decisions are handed down, including on the census.

Cities And Immigrants Drove Census Controversy — 100 Years Ago

3:26pm July 10, 2019

by Ron Elving

A century ago, debate over immigration and urban-rural power stalled congressional action on the results of the census. The tensions that mattered then still persist a century later.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at an event in February in North Las Vegas, Nev., while campaigning for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

Cory Booker Wants To Block Use Of Census Citizenship Data To Draw Voting Districts

1:18pm July 10, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Democratic senator and presidential hopeful is introducing a bill to prevent a transformation of the redistricting process that he says could give Republicans a political advantage.

Chief Justice John Roberts is positioning the Supreme Court in a way that has both conservatives and liberals complaining and wondering what exactly Roberts is trying to do.

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Fear And Loathing At The Supreme Court — What Is Chief Justice John Roberts Up To?

4:30pm July 08, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court's nominal leader can make a huge difference — and did this term. But where is he headed and why?

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Demonstrators against a proposal to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in April.

Judge To Review Claims Of Census Citizenship Question's 'Discriminatory' Origins

8:38pm July 05, 2019

While the Justice Department continues exploring possible ways to add a question about citizenship to the census forms, a federal judge in Maryland is moving ahead with reopening two cases against it.

Activists at the Supreme Court opposed to partisan gerrymandering hold up representations of congressional districts from North Carolina (left) and Maryland on March 26. On June 27, justices decided that the practice is beyond the reach of federal courts.

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To Gerrymander Or Not To Gerrymander? That's The Question For Democrats

5:01am July 03, 2019

by Miles Parks

The Supreme Court essentially approved the practice in a recent ruling. Will Democrats still make good on promises to take partisanship out of redistricting?

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People gather in front of the Supreme Court last week, some opposing the controversial citizenship question that the Trump administration tried to add to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question

10:45pm July 02, 2019

Days after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off the census for now, the Trump administration decided to stand down on its efforts to push for its addition on forms for next year's count.

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Alison Beyea of ACLU of Maine speaks during an abortion-rights rally at Congress Square Park in Portland, Maine, in May. Democrats elected last November have pushed through two laws that expand access to abortion in the state.

Newly Blue, Maine Expands Access To Abortion

5:04pm July 02, 2019

by Patty Wight

Maine elected a wave of Democratic women to state office in 2018. They've pushed Maine to join a handful of other states shoring up the right to an abortion ahead of expected Supreme Court challenges.

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Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh (left) and Neil Gorsuch attend the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House last year.

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Ginsburg Passing The Liberal Torch: Takeaways From A Big Supreme Court Term

3:18pm July 02, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The new swing vote on the court is the conservative chief justice; Trump's appointees are going different directions; and Justice Ginsburg appears to be handing off the liberal torch to Justice Kagan.

The printing of 1.5 billion paper forms and other mailings for the 2020 census was scheduled to begin on July 1.

Trump Administration's Delay In Census Printing Sets Up Count's 'Biggest Risk'

9:09am July 02, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration appears to have delayed the printing of 1.5 billion paper forms and other mailings for next year's count as it decides whether to try again to add a citizenship question.

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