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racial-discrimination
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urbanmilwaukee.compolitics23 days ago
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Mississippi Death Row Inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Thursday to side with a Black death row inmate who argued that prosecutors improperly excluded Black jurors during his 2006 trial. The decision clears the way for his conviction to be reviewed.
The New Yorkerpolitics49 days ago
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 Against Louisiana's Second Majority-Black District
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision affirming that Louisiana's congressional map with a second majority-Black district violates the equal-protection clause. The ruling narrows Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to require intentional discrimination. It builds on prior ca…