Author: Robert Barnes

Washington Post – Politics:

In the gun-ownership case of Zackey Rahimi, the Supreme Court for the first time takes an extensive look at the fallout from its 2022 Bruen decision.

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The case asks whether Steve Elster may trademark the double-entendre phrase “Trump Too Small” for use on t-shirts criticizing former president Donald Trump.

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The Supreme Court this term will review eight 5th Circuit decisions. It has sided with the Biden administration over the lower court twice in the past week.

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Last year, a judge found the map enacted by Louisiana’s GOP-led state legislature dilutes the power of Black voters, and likely violates the Voting Rights Act.

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While legal battles continue, new federal rules requiring licensing and record-keeping for ghost guns will stay in place.

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The redrawn congressional map moved Whites into one district and Blacks out. But the legislature said those decisions focused on political party, not race.

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Justices hear a challenge to lower-court ruling that said the funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Board was unconstitutional.

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A new term starts Monday. The justices will confront numerous hot-button cases, while grappling with how to rebuild the public’s trust in their work.

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The Supreme Court’s Alabama decision was just one among a series of redistricting cases expected to influence the balance of power on Capitol Hill.