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The Supreme Court has ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.
Thomas spoke at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and court personnel in the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference, which hears federal cases from Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
The man's request sets up a first-of-its-kind legal test to the limits of statewide abortion bans.
“No. No. No immunity. No!” insisted Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.
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Andrew Weissmann argued America is "on the razor's edge" of a drastic change to its future.
The House Democrat named the "most astonishing" thing he heard from one justice after the court heard arguments on Donald Trump's immunity claim.
The justices seemed to focus more on hypothetical future cases rather than the case immediately before them.
"I'm trying to understand what the disincentive is from turning the Oval Office into the seat of criminal activity in this country," Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said.
Whether Trump faces a criminal trial for his actions leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, is now in the hands of nine justices, three of whom he appointed.
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical Of Trump's Claim Of Absolute Immunity But Decision's Timing Is Unclear
The timing of the Supreme Court’s decision could be as important as the outcome.