A ruling Tuesday by a federal three judge panel orders Mississippi’s Republican-dominated legislature to create more Black-majority Congressional districts.
In his first presidential term, Donald Trump obstructed asylum, imposed a “Muslim Ban,” undermined Temporary Protected Status, terminated DACA and separated families at the border. This time, his immigration plans are even more ambitious.
The former president was convicted on non-violent felonies, and will likely be sentenced to probation or community service hours instead of time in prison.
A series of contradictory rulings by the Supreme Court in cases involving redistricting highlight the need for Congress to set national voting rights standards.
At a mid-March briefing, organizers and advocates from across the South described a "relentless onslaught of legislation" targeting marginalized communities.
