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This decade has seen more extreme gerrymandering, particularly in battleground states such as Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Republicans won sweeping victories in the 2010 midterm elections, and they used their power to redraw election maps so as to maintain control of the House of Representatives. Ohio, for example, has 12 Republicans and four Democrats in the House. North Carolina has a 10 Republicans and three Democrats. A three-judge federal court struck down North Carolina’s map as unconstitutional, but the Supreme Court in January put that decision on hold. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court justices troubled by partisan gerrymandering, but unsure how to control it

When workers can take advantage of union representation without paying anything for it, unions have to repeatedly prove their value to their dues-paying members. The specter of the Janus decision forced unions to look inward and become more responsive to the people they represent.   … [Read more...] about After Supreme Court Ruling, Conservative Groups Encourage Workers To Ditch Unions

The emergency appeal turned down today had contended Obama could not be president because his father was from Kenya, giving the president-elect dual citizenship, report the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. The suit was filed by New Jersey voter Leo Donofrio. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Obama’s Citizenship

“Today’s decision is a victory for the millions of Americans who seek to bet on sports in a safe and regulated manner,” the American Gaming Association said in a statement after the ruling. “Today’s ruling makes it possible for states and sovereign tribal nations to give Americans what they want: an open, transparent, and responsible market for sports betting.” … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Invalidates Federal Ban On Sports Gambling

The government had argued that any rental car driver who is not listed on the rental agreement is not protected by the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. Byrd’s lawyers, on the other hand, had argued that the driver of a rental car always has an expectation of privacy based on mere possession and control of the vehicle. Both arguments go too far, Kennedy said. … [Read more...] about Unauthorized rental-car driver generally has privacy rights in police search, Supreme Court rules