Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has joined a coalition of Democratic lawmakers in introducing legislation that would impose statutory gift restrictions on U.S. Supreme Court justices, an effort aimed at closing what supporters describe as one of the judiciary’s most significant ethics gaps. The proposed High Court Gift Ban Act, introduced in the Senate by Sens.…
A controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing key protections under the Voting Rights Act is already setting the stage for a new wave of legal battles, legislative efforts, and political organizing, as civil rights advocates shift focus to what comes next. The ruling, described by critics as a significant rollback of federal voting protections, has…