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Ketanji Brown Jackson, Birthright citizenship, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
June 30, 2026
Jackson gives a history lesson on the fight to extend citizenship rights in the U.S. and how Black Americans' advocacy…
Donald Trump, Supreme Court, Mail-In Ballot, theGrio.com
June 29, 2026
"These rare victories should energize everyone to show up at the polls," said NAACP President Derrick Johnson.
Donald Trump, Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve, theGrio.com
June 29, 2026
Despite granting Trump broad authority to fire individuals on independent agencies, the court ruled Lisa Cook's case had a higher…
Elena Kagan Trump, Trump Haitians, Supreme Court Haitians, Elena Kagan Supreme Court
June 27, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan put President Donald Trump’s most racist and inflammatory remarks over the last decade about Haitians into permanent…
Donald Trump, Haiti, migrants, Supreme Court, theGrio.com
June 25, 2026
"At every turn, we see this administration undertaking policy motivated by a toxic combination of racism," said Kristen Clarke of…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Damon Landor, Supreme Court, dreadlocks, theGrio.com
June 23, 2026
"Prisoners like Landor who suffer violations of their religious freedom in state prison...will often be left remediless," said Jackson.
June 2, 2026
"This...would put Jim Crow jurists to shame," said Kristen Clarke, general counsel at the NAACP and a former DOJ attorney…
Supreme Court Mississippi Legal News Capital Punishment Racial Bias in Jury Selection Doug Evans theGrio.com
May 28, 2026
In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS ruled that lower courts failed to properly evaluate claims that Black jurors were improperly removed.
May 19, 2026
The justice’s comments follow a recent ruling that weakened portions of the VRA and allowed La. to move forward with…
Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
May 14, 2026
Harris embraced reforms like changing the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court, and granting D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood.
Donald Trump, Haiti, theGrio.com
May 7, 2026
"This is a matter of life and death. This is an essential lifeline," U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., told theGrio.
May 5, 2026
Monday's blunt dissent comes weeks after Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a rare rebuke of her colleagues during a lecture at…
Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 4, 2026
Jeffries, who could become the first Black House speaker in January 2027, has become the president's latest political target.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Janai Nelson (C) speaks to members of the press after the oral argument of the Merrill v. Milligan case at the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2022 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) theGrio.com
May 1, 2026
"We're at a point where anything that advances Black voting rights is problematic. Any claim of white grievance is invited…
Supreme Court, theGrio.com
April 29, 2026
"This is a decision that can eliminate Black representation and take our country back centuries," says Nadine Smith of Color…
Donald Trump, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Low IQ, theGrio.com
April 22, 2026
"There is a specific type of racism and white supremacy that attacks Black minds," Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross tells theGrio.
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court, theGrio.com
April 18, 2026
A rare rebuke by Jackson illuminates a minority voice choosing to exercise her power outside of the nation's highest court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
April 16, 2026
While Jackson's public chide of the court is rare, the justice said she decided to speak out with the goal…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court, theGrio.com
April 1, 2026
As Trump sat in the public gallery, a majority of the justices poked holes in the government's legal arguments.
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court, theGrio.com
April 1, 2026
"People say Black women will save the democracy, but it's like we can only do but so much," Dr. Christina…