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The Guardian view on the US supreme court: its judgments have slowly erased voting rights | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/05/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-supreme-court-its-judgments-have-slowly-erased-voting-rights #UsSupremeCourt #UsPolitics #UsNews #HouseOfRepresentatives
The Guardian view on the US supreme court: its judgments have slowly erased voting rights

Editorial: A landmark ruling set back the right Congress granted – of racial equality in electoral opportunity – to keep Republicans in power

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Home • Missouri Independent [Unofficial]1d ago

Democrats renew calls for US Supreme Court overhaul after voting rights decision

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Democrats renew calls for US Supreme Court overhaul after voting rights decision • Missouri Independent

Democrats are renewing their calls to overhaul the Supreme Court in the wake of the court’s decision weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Home • Missouri Independent [Unofficial]1d ago

US Supreme Court issues temporary stay preserving nationwide abortion drug access

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US Supreme Court issues temporary stay preserving nationwide abortion drug access • Missouri Independent

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on an appeals court ruling from Friday that was blocking remote access to an abortion drug, restoring access until at least May 11.

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The Guardian18h ago

US supreme court temporarily restores access to mail-order abortion pills

Order signed by Samuel Alito blocks ruling that prevented providers from prescribing mifepristone through the mail The [US supreme court][1] has temporarily reinstated nationwide access to mifepristone, blocking a ruling that threatened to upend accessibility of an abortion pill involve...

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US supreme court temporarily restores access to mifepristone abortion pill

Order signed by justice Samuel Alito allows people seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or by mail for now

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Advocate.com [Unofficial]1d ago

Justice Samuel Alito restores medication abortion access nationwide

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US news | The Guardian1d ago
US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/supreme-court-expedites-voting-rights-act-ruling #UsSupremeCourt #Louisiana #UsMidtermElections2026 #Race #KetanjiBrownJackson #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #NeilGorsuch #UsPolitics #UsNews
US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms

Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 years

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS1d ago
Political cartoonist Benjamin Slyngstad calls out #racist members of the #USSupremeCourt.
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US supreme court temporarily restores access to mifepristone abortion pill https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/mifepristone-abortion-pill-supreme-court #UsSupremeCourt #UsNews #UsPolitics #Abortion #Health
US supreme court temporarily restores access to mifepristone abortion pill

Order signed by justice Samuel Alito allows people seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or by mail for now

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The Japan Times1d ago
Clarence Thomas, a stalwart conservative who has played an important role in guiding the U.S. Supreme Court on a rightward course, is set to become the second-longest-serving justice in American history this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/04/world/politics/clarence-thomas-milestone-us-supreme-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #clarencethomas #us #ussupremecourt #donaldtrump #republicans
As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on the U.S. Supreme Court endures

Thomas has ⁠supported religious liberty, the death penalty and broad presidential powers, and has opposed gay marriage, affirmative action and campaign-finance reform.

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US news | The Guardian2d ago
The supreme court trusts America not to be racist. I don’t | Jamil Smith https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/03/racism-supreme-court-voting-right-act #UsVotingRights #UsSupremeCourt #UsNews #Race #UsCongress #Democrats #Republicans #LawUs
The supreme court trusts America not to be racist. I don’t

The Callais decision is predicated on the idea that American leaders will act justly on their own. That premise has already been proven hollow

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