https://freerepublic.com/tag/highestcourt/ en-us Sun, 3 May 2026 15:33:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377487/posts The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais took 36 pages to explain why Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is about combating intentional racial discrimination, not allowing racial gerrymandering. However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrapped it up in one word: "illegitimate." Jeffries was not speaking of the case, but of the court. The man who would become the next speaker of the House if Democrats retake power in November has joined other radicals in denying the legitimacy of the nation's highest court. Just for the record, the Supreme Court did not strike down Section 2, but it... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377487/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2026 15:33:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372805/posts DENVER, March 28 - In a sharply divided ruling, Colorado's highest court on Monday upheld a lower court's decision throwing out the sentence of a man who was given the death penalty after jurors consulted the Bible in reaching a verdict. The Bible, the court said, constituted an improper outside influence and a reliance on what the court called a "higher authority." "The judicial system works very hard to emphasize the rarified, solemn and sequestered nature of jury deliberations," the majority said in a 3-to-2 decision by a panel of the Colorado Supreme Court. "Jurors must deliberate in that atmosphere... The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372805/posts#comment Tue, 29 Mar 2005 06:28:35 GMT