“Black Louisianans deserve fair representation. The fight for racial justice and equality is far from over,” vowed one civil rights group. Civil rights advocates on Tuesday decried the U.S. Supreme Court’s reinstatement of Louisiana’s Republican-drawn congressional map, which a federal judge said will cause “irreparable harm” to Black voters in the 2022 midterm elections and likely […]
“Every few paragraphs of the majority opinion has another line that dismissively and casually cuts apart tribal independence that Native ancestors gave their lives for,” observed one Indigenous law professor. Indigenous leaders on Wednesday condemned a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows authorities in Oklahoma and other states to prosecute certain crimes on sovereign tribal land, […]
“Trump and his MAGA allies planned, promoted, and paid for a seditious conspiracy to overturn an election they lost,” said one Democratic Senate candidate. “And Ron Johnson attempted to deliver it to D.C. on a silver platter.” Wisconsin Democrats on Tuesday led calls for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s resignation after the House January 6 committee revealed […]
“Trump and the alt-right already showed us that ‘trolling’ can incite violence,” wrote one critic. “So what the hell is up with this ad?” A Republican candidate for the United States Senate was roundly rebuked Monday after releasing a violent campaign ad showing him “hunting” so-called “Republicans in name only” and inviting supporters to purchase their […]