The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard a challenge to a central pillar of the Voting Rights Act, which was originally designed to protect the electoral power of black Americans in the face of state-sanctioned discrimination.

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court 's conservative justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday to undercut another key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities. Lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump

The Supreme Court announced on Friday afternoon that it will hear oral arguments on Dec. 8 in the battle over the president’s power to remove the heads of independent federal […]

Beneath nearly two hours of oral arguments in the case was the fate of Illinois’ 2015 law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted for up to 14 days after an election.

Among the cases the U.S. Supreme Court is set to will review in its Fall term are several appeals concerning copyright and trademark law. One notable case seeks to address procedural inconsistencies and claims of unconstitutional vagueness attributed to the U.