With supreme court ruling, Republicans able to marginalize Black political power

Decision gives mapmakers in Republican states power to crack districts into pieces and dilute votes into oblivion

The Guardian
Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after ruling

The Guardian
US supreme court sides with anti-abortion centers in New Jersey case

Justices in unanimous decision revive federal suit brought by anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ in the state

The Guardian
US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act, gutting provision that prevented racial discrimination

Justices rule in landmark decision Louisiana must redraw congressional map, largely killing major civil rights law

The Guardian
US supreme court to hear whether protected status of Haitians and Syrians can be revoked

Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPS

The Guardian

Supreme Court rejects bid to punish school for respecting trans student’s identity

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-student-identity-florida

GM expecting $500m Trump tariff refund, boosting its 2026 earnings outlook
By Associated Press

Companies are now seeking refunds on tariffs after supreme court ruled Trump’s emergency levies were illegal

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/general-motors-trump-tariffs-refund

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GM expecting $500m Trump tariff refund, boosting its 2026 earnings outlook

Companies are now seeking refunds on tariffs after supreme court ruled Trump’s emergency levies were illegal

The Guardian
GM expecting $500m Trump tariff refund, boosting its 2026 earnings outlook

Companies are now seeking refunds on tariffs after supreme court ruled Trump’s emergency levies were illegal

The Guardian
US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy

Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacy

The Guardian
It’s time for the court to close the “shadow docket” and return to its historic reliance on step-by-step judicial processes that ensure full deliberation and the kind of principled, transparent reasoning the public needs to see if it is going to trust the court going forward.
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The Supreme Court Killed the Clean Power Plan — and Public Confidence

Chief Justice John Roberts launched a practice that denies public’s insight into the court’s reasoning

The Contrarian