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They chose the evening of Friday, Aug. 1 to do so. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: The justices chose the evening of Friday Aug 1 to pose additional questions.

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In their order in June in the new case from Louisiana, the justices said they would pose additional questions “in due course.” 1.000

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Simplified: In June the justices said they would pose additional questions in due course in the Louisiana case.

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That decision, which allowed unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, overturned two precedents and struck down part of a bipartisan 2002 law that sought to limit the role of money in p... 1.000

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Simplified: Citizens United allowed unlimited campaign spending overturned two precedents and struck down part of a 2002 law.

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Such re-arguments are rare, and they can signal that the court is about to convert a routine case into a blockbuster. 0.800

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Simplified: Re-arguments are rare and can signal the court is about to convert a routine case into a blockbuster.

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In 2009, for instance, the court called for a second argument in the Citizens United campaign finance case, turning a minor and quirky case about a movie few had seen into a judicial landmark. 1.000

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Simplified: In 2009 the court called for a second argument in Citizens United turning a minor case into a judicial landmark.

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In an unsigned order in June, the court said it would hear a second argument in the case in the term starting in October. 1.000

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Simplified: In June the court said it would hear a second argument in the case in the term starting in October.

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A lower courts said race had played too large a role in the process, while the state said lawmakers had been motivated by permissible partisan politics. 0.900

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Simplified: Lower courts said race played too large a role while the state said lawmakers were motivated by partisan politics.

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On the last day of the Supreme Court term in June, the justices announced that they would not immediately decide a case from Louisiana testing voting maps that included two majority Black districts to... 1.000

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Simplified: In June the justices announced they would not immediately decide a Louisiana case testing voting maps with two majority Black districts.

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“Section 2 is permanent, applies nationwide and is not at issue in this case,” the chief justice wrote. 1.000

👤 Chief Justice Roberts 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Politics

Simplified: Chief Justice wrote Section 2 is permanent applies nationwide and is not at issue in this case.

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That part of the law allowed for after-the-fact challenges to voting maps that unlawfully diluted minority voting power. 1.000

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Simplified: Section 2 allowed after-the-fact challenges to voting maps that diluted minority voting power.

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But Chief Justice Roberts, again writing for the majority, said the main remaining tool in the Voting Rights Act, its Section 2, remained available. 1.000

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Simplified: Chief Justice Roberts said Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act remained available.

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That led to a wave of measures making it harder to vote. 0.800

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Simplified: Eliminating Section 5 led to measures making it harder to vote.

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The court effectively eliminated that part of the law — its Section 5 — in 2013 in Shelby County v. Holder, by a 5 to 4 vote. 1.000

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Simplified: The court eliminated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 2013 in Shelby County v Holder by a 5 to 4 vote.

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For nearly 50 years, the central provision of the law imposed federal supervision on states with a history of discrimination, requiring advance approval from the Justice Department or a federal court... 0.900

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Simplified: For nearly 50 years the law's central provision imposed federal supervision on states with a history of discrimination requiring advance approval for...

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It was concerned with discrimination against minority voters and not with partisanship, though race and political affiliations are often hard to untangle. 0.900

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Simplified: The Voting Rights Act concerns discrimination against minority voters not partisanship.

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At the federal level, though, what remained after Rucho was mostly a part of the Voting Rights Act. 0.900

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Simplified: At the federal level what remained after Rucho was mostly part of the Voting Rights Act.

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Writing for the majority in the Rucho case, Chief Justice Roberts said that state courts and independent redistricting commissions still have a role to play in addressing partisan gerrymandering. 1.000

👤 Chief Justice Roberts 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Chief Justice Roberts said state courts and redistricting commissions still have a role in addressing partisan gerrymandering in Rucho.

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The controversy also shows signs of growing into a national fight, with Republican- and Democratic-led state legislatures hatching plans to redraw House maps for partisan advantage. 0.800

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Simplified: The controversy shows signs of growing into a national fight with legislatures planning to redraw House maps.

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The drama in Texas, spurred by Mr. Trump’s desire to bolster Republican chances of retaining control of the House in next year’s midterm elections, caused Democratic lawmakers to leave the state in a... 0.900

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Simplified: Trump's desire to bolster Republicans in Texas caused Democratic lawmakers to leave the state.

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And political actors in response are flexing the new power they have. 0.800

👤 Derek T. Muller 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics

Simplified: Political actors are flexing the new power they have.

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