The Supreme Court heard arguments this week that could determine the independence of the Federal Reserve, as it considers whether President Trump can fire Dr. Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, before the end of her statutory term.
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Supreme Court’s Redistricting Decision Threatens Democracy, Voting Rights Advocates Warn
The Supreme Court’s decision to allow Texas’s racially gerrymandered 2025 maps to stand will result in Black and Brown communities being denied fair representation in the 2026 midterm election, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is committed to fighting this voter suppression through litigation, advocacy, and public education initiatives.
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Texas Democrats Face Tough Decisions After Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling
The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to use the new congressional map in 2026, which will favor Republicans in the midterm elections and has caused Democratic incumbents to face tough decisions about their reelection plans.
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Rising Pregnancy Prosecutions Threaten Rights and Health Care Access
Pregnancy Justice has documented 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the growing trend of criminalizing pregnancy and the need for policy advocacy to ensure pregnant women have access to health care and support without fear of criminalization.
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Congressional Morality Is at an All-Time Low
Congressional representatives who invoke their Christian faith are pushing forward proposals that would strip coverage from the poor, working-class, chronically ill, and disabled, while the Supreme Court has recently ruled that patients can no longer sue their states when denied the right to choose their own health care provider.
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100 Days of Trump: A Resurgent Black Resistance
President Trump’s first 100 days in office have seen the gutting of the Department of Education, the slashing of tens of thousands of federal jobs, the firing of a highly-decorated general, and the rollback of protections enshrined in the Civil Rights Act of 1965, and Black America must resist through grassroots power and community-driven support systems.
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Experts Warn Court Case Could End Life-Saving Preventive Care
A Supreme Court case could lead to the end of a central component of the Affordable Care Act, potentially causing millions of Americans to avoid ACA-mandated free screening and services for preventable diseases, which could increase health disparities in Black communities.
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Supreme Court Asked to Halt Sweeping Injunction Affecting 16,000 Federal Employees
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court seeking to block a federal judge’s injunction ordering the reinstatement of 16,000 probationary federal employees, citing “intolerable harm” to the federal workforce and a “sad, sad day” when the government would fire employees based on a lie.
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Trump’s DEI Ban and the Civil Rights of Black Students
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has issued a Dear Colleague letter to K-12 school districts, requiring them to eliminate DEI programs in two weeks or risk losing billions in federal funding, citing the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision overturning affirmative action in college admissions as the basis for the directive.
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Can Freedom Schools Fill Educational Gaps for Black Students?
by Quintessa Williams In the mid-1960s, when the Supreme Court ordered the integration of public schools, states in the Deep South were incensed. Not only did they refuse to comply, but […]