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United States Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Voting Rights For D.C.

JonathanTurley

Appleseed Center for Law and Justice: “Smith was heartened, however, that the ruling the Supreme Court affirmed mentioned that Congress could legally grant voting rights to D.C., ” However, again, the Court makes repeated reference to the bar on non-state residents in voting. It is a recurring problem.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

SCOTUSBlog

So Congress, for the first time, passed a law authorizing the chief justice to hire an administrative assistant. From 1972 to 1985, Cannon served as Burger’s assistant, helping him implement various changes to modernize the court. Even if she had never become a judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg would have been a giant of the legal profession.

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