BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: DISTRICT 1
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After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in seven states.
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Republican Congressman Darrell Issa is asking a court to stop California from counting vote-by-mail ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day but received up to seven days later.
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The 22nd Amendment bans a person from being elected U.S. president more than twice. But some legal experts point to plausible strategies that President Trump could try to serve a third term.
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The court could face cases on abortion, congressional maps and labor unions. With Tesla suing the state, Elon Musk is backing the conservative candidate who's received President Trump's endorsement.