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Republican Court Rulings Keep Helping Republicans Win Elections
A redistricting case from Louisiana that could get resolved today illustrates the way conservative judges handle voting rights cases with their thumbs on the scale.
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Breaking the Ballot
Republican state lawmakers are enthusiastic practitioners of direct-democracy backsliding. Can voters hold them off?
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Who Will Represent Alabama’s New Democratic District?
After redistricting created another heavily Black congressional district, nearly a dozen candidates have put themselves forward.
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Corruption in New York’s Redistricting Plans
Today on TAP: A key member of the supposedly independent redistricting commission has a flagrant conflict of interest. Will he recuse himself?
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Midweek Medley
Today on TAP: Harvard keeps President Claudine Gay; New York redistricting could flip the House; Biden finally gets publicly tougher with Bibi.
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Democracy and Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot in Pennsylvania
When the GOP takes control of state supreme courts, they tend to end democracy and ban abortion.
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Wisconsin’s Legislative Islands Leave Some Voters Stranded
The state faces a new high-court battle over extreme partisan gerrymanders.
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Battleground Virginia
The Old Dominion’s neck-and-neck legislative elections have huge implications for abortion rights, public education, gun safety, and Glenn Youngkin’s political future.
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Pleasant Surprises From the Roberts Court
This session’s rulings on voting rights have broken with recent trends.