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Democracy Wins as Court Rules Against Gerrymandering in North Carolina

The historic ruling marks the first time a federal court has struck down a redistricting plan for partisan gerrymandering.

by Jake Johnson

Illinois Judge Rules State Requirements For Third Parties Unconstitutional

Established political parties are not subject to the same rules as third parties, and Illinois is the only state in the nation with a full-slate requirement.

Illinois Judge Rules State Requirements For Third Parties Unconstitutional

The Seventh Circuit handed a victory to the Libertarian Party on Friday, declaring an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot unconstitutional. “We have little difficulty concluding that the full-slate requirement severely burdens the First Amendment rights of

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North Carolina’s GOP Lawmakers Fail To Revive ‘Discriminatory’ Voter-ID Law

Chief Justice John Roberts noted that the law, “had a discriminatory effect … and had been motivated by discriminatory intent.”

North Carolina’s GOP Lawmakers Fail To Revive ‘Discriminatory’ Voter-ID Law

North Carolina’s warring lawmakers failed Monday to have the U.S. Supreme Court take up a battle over a voter-identification law struck down as discriminatory.

One of the dozens of cases denied certiorari this morning by the high

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Army Captain Sues Obama For Unconstitutional War Against ISIS

The fact that it would even come to this — that our military members are to the level of suing our president to get him to follow the Constitution — should tell you how far gone things are.

Army Captain Sues Obama For Unconstitutional War Against ISIS

Most Americans don’t even know how many countries their government is currently bombing (it was at least seven by 2014). Obama dropped 23,144 bombs in Middle Eastern countries in 2015 alone. By that count, you’d think ISIS would be erased from the face of the planet. Instead, more and more

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It’s Unconstitutional To Ban The Homeless From Sleeping Outside, The Federal Government Says

“Homelessness never left town because somebody gave it a ticket.”

It’s Unconstitutional To Ban The Homeless From Sleeping Outside, The Federal Government Says

We all need sleep, which is a fact of life but also a legally important point. Last week, the Department of Justice argued as much in a statement of interest it filed in a relatively obscure case in Boise, Idaho, that could impact how cities regulate and punish homelessness. Boise,

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional ‘Three Strikes’ Law

The Three Strikes Laws across the nation have now been gutted so that in the states where this approach has been implemented, it must be completely rewritten now if it is to exist at all.

The controversial “three strikes” law has come before the Supreme Court no less than five times in past seven years. The court justices has now decided that

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Decision To Remove Judge In Stop-And-Frisk Case Deeply Flawed: Civil Rights Lawyers

Civil Rights attorneys argued that removing Judge Scheindlin, who had earlier ruled that the NYPD must change its stop-and-frisk policy, was unwarranted.

Decision To Remove Judge In Stop-And-Frisk Case Deeply Flawed: Civil Rights Lawyers

The U.S. Court of Appeals' decision to remove District Judge Shira Scheindlin from examining the constitutionality of the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy was “unprecedented and unwarranted," according to civil rights attorneys who filed an appeal on Monday in the federal appeals court.

The lawyers argued that

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

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