Supreme Court

Justice May 6, 2026

Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

by Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in…

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Government & Politics, State Government April 30, 2026

Supreme Court decision weakening Voting Rights Act could impact future political maps in Georgia

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 29, 2026 Some prominent Republicans started calling for Georgia lawmakers to redraw the…

Justice April 30, 2026

Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

by Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in…

Justice April 28, 2026

US Supreme Court weighs how far police investigations can go in using cellphone location data

by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 27, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to allow law…

Justice April 24, 2026

Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long‑lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation

by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought…

Justice April 23, 2026

If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation

by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one…

Opinion February 25, 2026

How A Tariff Case Has Shaken The U.S. To Its Constitutional Foundation

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling in the case Learning Resources Inc. et.al. v. Trump, President of the United States et.al.,…

Justice January 30, 2026

How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook

by Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most of the Trump administration’s legal disputes involving the firing of high-level officials…

Economy January 21, 2026

Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom

by Kent Jones, Babson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The future of many of Donald Trump’s tariffs are up in the air, with the…

Justice October 14, 2025

Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

by Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of…

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Government & Politics May 13, 2026

BOC Chairwoman Cupid raises objections to law stripping party affiliation from offices in largest counties under Black leadership

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid is expressing her displeasure over HB 369, the measure which turns elections for several key offices in Cobb and…

Health & Wellness May 13, 2026

RFK Jr. Swaps Vaccine Talk for Healthy Foods and Reading to Tots in Push To Woo Voters

This article by Amanda Seitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. May 13, 2026 TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped…

Government & Politics, State Government May 13, 2026

Governor cuts budget after income tax bill creates $1.3 billion hole

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 12, 2026 An income tax cut bill that the governor signed into law…

Government & Politics May 13, 2026

Five things to know about the upcoming Senate election in Georgia

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 13, 2026 This time next week, the GOP field to face off against…

Environment May 13, 2026

Alaska’s near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system

by Michael E. West, University of Alaska Fairbanks and Ezgi Karasözen, University of Alaska Fairbanks, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On the evening of Aug….