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Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State’s Political Maps

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a legal challenge that could undo one of the most aggressive gerrymanders of legislative districts in the country, and open the door for a radical shift in political power in the state, where Republicans now have a strong grip on the State Legislature. The…

Supreme Court Hears a Free Speech Challenge to an Immigration Law

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a First Amendment challenge to an unusual federal law that makes it a crime to “encourage” unauthorized immigrants to come to or stay in the United States. Read literally, several justices suggested, the law would chill constitutionally protected speech. Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked about a…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Challenge to State’s Political Maps

Supreme Court Hears a Free Speech Challenge to an Immigration Law