Georgia's top court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump's latest effort to block an investigation into whether he and his allies illegally sought to interfere with the state's 2020 election, weeks before prosecutors are expected to seek formal charges.
When the U.S. Supreme Court next week considers ending policies used by many colleges and universities to increase their numbers of Black and Hispanic students, a conservative activist will be on hand to watch this fateful moment in his long quest to erase racial preferences intended to boost diversity in American life.
The court appeared ready to limit judicial power to overrule voting policies crafted by state politicians in a case liberal justices painted as a threat to democratic norms.
Though the U.S. Supreme Court appears reluctant to free North Carolina Republican lawmakers from judicial scrutiny as much as they want on voting rules, the restrictions it may allow still could give politicians more power over the way federal elections are conducted at a delicate time for American democracy.
Lawyers for Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday told a U.S. appeals court in Chicago that conservative lawyer Sidney Powell should have been sanctioned for her failed lawsuit alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election.