The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an unexpected reprieve to a landmark law barring racial discrimination in voting after rolling back its protections over the past decade, but more challenges to the Voting Rights Act seem certain based on actions by Republican legislators in numerous states.

"It's a small price to pay to carve up my district in order to be able to have two majority minority districts," Rep. Terri Sewell said on Thursday.

Nursing facilities that take Medicaid or Medicare could face increased exposure to negligence lawsuits in the aftermath of a Supreme Court ruling in a major patients' rights case. Driving the news: Justices ruled 7-2 on Thursday that nursing home residents can bring civil rights actions against providers over alleged abuses.

The Supreme Court ruled against the state of Alabama for violating the voting rights of its Black residents. The ruling, centered on Alabama’s efforts to draw district boundaries in ways that limit the power of Black voters in the state,

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law.

The Supreme Court shocked Black leaders after rendering a decision upholding the Voting Rights Act in a gerrymandering case in Alabama.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated a landmark law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting and paving the way for a second congressional district with a Black majority or close to it.