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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed into law Wednesday a measure that fills some of the gaps in voter protections created nearly a decade ago when the Supreme Court gutted federal voting rights oversight. A key piece of the Virginia law is a requirement that state election officials get prior approval — or preclearance — before making changes to voting rules, a provision that aims to blunt would-be voter suppression efforts. “At a time when voting rights are under attack across our country, Virginia is expanding access to the ballot box, not restricting it,” Northam said in a statement after signing the bill into law. ADVERTISEMENT The governor framed the new measure in part as a direct, state-level response to a 2013 ruling by the Supreme Court that eliminated the Department of Justice’s authority to screen racially suspect voting laws through a federal preclearance process. Critics of that ruling, Shelby County v. Holder, say the court emboldened states with a … [Read more...] about Governor signs Voting Rights Act of Virginia

Justice Stephen Breyer, widely known as one of the three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, warned against left-wing calls to pack America’s highest court with additional justices in order to weaken the conservative majority, explaining during a Tuesday Harvard Law School address that it would “diminish” confidence among the American people. Breyer delivered the remarks on Tuesday in an address in which he said he aimed to “make those whose initial instincts may favor important structural or other similar institutional changes, such as forms of ‘court-packing,’ think long and hard before embodying those changes in law.” The implications, the 82-year-old justice said, would be great and undermine the American people’s confidence in the courts and “in the rule of law itself.” “If the public sees judges as ‘politicians in robes,’ its confidence in the courts, and in the rule of law itself, can only diminish, diminishing the court’s power, including its power to act as a … [Read more...] about Left-Wing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Warns Against Court-Packing: It Will ‘Diminish’ Confidence

Daily Wildcat reporter Sasha Hartzell interviewed with University of Arizona President Dr. Robert Robbins. They talked about his plans for his first UA Homecoming, his career and how he plans to differentiate himself from past UA presidents. This is your first University of Arizona homecoming. How are you planning on celebrating it? I hear that I’m supposed to get up and go to some restaurant for breakfast at 6 a.m. And I can’t remember the name of the restaurant, but I’m told that that’s tradition. So I’m going to get up particularly early and try to enjoy it. It's one of the great traditions we have on campus. And of course I’m going to top it off by being down on the field when the final horn goes off and we win against Washington State. And that’ll be a good day. Will your family be attending? MORE FROM THE DAILY WILDCAT Digital storytelling at UA: Promoting anti-racism through virtual reality The naturally unique and beautiful side to … [Read more...] about Q&A: UA President Robbins on his first Homecoming as a Wildcat

Jeffrey Kucik is an assistant professor in the School of Government & Public Policy at the University of Arizona. He recently co-authored an article published by RealClearPolicy regarding President Donald Trump’s alleged xenophobia in relation to public higher education. The Daily Wildcat spoke with Kucik about his belief that Trump’s foreign policy and rhetoric could be deterring international students from enrolling in American public higher education institutions. Daily Wildcat : How did you discover the correlation between President Trump’s xenophobia and decreasing international student enrollment? Jeff Kucik : Data on visa issuances are readily available from the U.S. Department of State, which shows a noticeable drop off in international student visas. After years of positive growth, international student visa issuances fell from 680,000 in 2015 to 421,000 in 2017. MORE FROM THE DAILY WILDCAT Digital storytelling at UA: Promoting … [Read more...] about Q&A: Professor discusses the impact of xenophobia on international student enrollment

The American Medical Association (AMA) has joined with Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Trump administration rule that marks a clear boundary between abortion and family planning. The groups filed the petition Thursday following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and before Senate confirmation hearings begin for President Donald Trump’s nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the vacancy. The abortion rights groups are asking the Supreme Court to “correct” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision to uphold the Trump administration rule. According to the AMA: The petitioners argue that until the Ninth Circuit’s erroneous decision is corrected, the administration’s gag rule is harming patient care and causing physicians and other health care professionals to violate ethical obligations by preventing Title X clinics from providing full information to patients about all of their … [Read more...] about AMA Joins Planned Parenthood to Ask Supreme Court to Block Trump Rule Keeping Abortion Separate from Family Planning