At its 2026 Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute approved Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies, marking the completion of the drafting phase of a major component… Continue reading

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First, both cases had district courts that found an underlying Section 2 violation.… Continue reading

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This week, South Carolina’s legislature will begin debating whether to redraw congressional districts to help Republicans win all seven of the state’s House seats and displace its only Democratic House member.

For Republican lawmakers, the answer isn’t an… Continue reading

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Computational modeling and quantifying the drivers of modern political campaign finance is an emerging area of interest among researchers, policymakers, and the… Continue reading

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While Republican-led Southern states race to redo their congressional maps after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act’s protections against racial discrimination, the decision’s effects may be felt most notably on the… Continue reading

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If the Supreme Court had announced its decision to narrow the Voting Rights Act a few weeks earlier, states could have prepared, rolling out new maps before candidates were registered and votes were cast.

If… Continue reading

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Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Donald J. Trump of inciting an insurrection in 2021, will depart Congress next year, after losing a Republican primary in which Mr. Trump lined up… Continue reading

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President Trump’s push to oust Republican lawmakers who have crossed him claimed its most prominent name yet in Louisiana this weekend, reinforcing Mr. Trump’s dominance in the party, even as the G.O.P. braces for a potential backlash to his… Continue reading

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Estelle, who’s long held permanent resident status in the U.S., is a veteran at navigating the reentry process when she returns from visiting relatives in her native France.

But on her most recent trip through… Continue reading

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As Republicans across the South race to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterms, Black Democrats warn that another sweeping challenge to Black political power is on the horizon: the erosion of representation at the local level.

Last… Continue reading

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The chief executive of the liberal fund-raising platform ActBlue has agreed to House Republicans’ request for her testimony next month to answer questions about how the group vets overseas donors, according to Walt Smoloski, a spokesman for the House… Continue reading

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Virginia Democrats suffered a stinging loss in their state Supreme Court this month. Its justices, by a 4 to 3 vote, rejected a voting map that would probably have flipped four seats in the… Continue reading

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Last month, Carlos Eduardo Espina, a progressive influencer, revealed a surprising endorsement to his 14.5 million followers on TikTok: He would support Tom Steyer, the billionaire running for California governor as a Democrat.

“I really believe Tom Steyer is… Continue reading

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We find that Americans are strongly averse to… Continue reading

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