Marjorie Cohn

In perhaps its most insidious decision in nearly a century, the U.S. Supreme Court disemboweled Section 2 of the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965,

Above Photo: Motorist passing a mural in Havana in undated photo. “Abajo el bloque,” or “Down with the blockade.” (Desmond Boylan, CC-BY, Flickr).

The Cuban people have vowed to resist a new U.S. invasion. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the nation is a “free sovereign state” with the right to “self-determination,” and not “subject to the designs” of the U.S.

Since the 1959 Cuban Revolution, the U.S. government has sought to foment regime change in Cuba. In 1961, the C.I.A. orchestrated the failed Bay of Pigs

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Many communities are also frustrated with state-level inaction but still see some opportunities for pushback.

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The 5-4 decision affirms that voters make their choice when they cast their ballots—not when the Postal Service delivers them.

The Court struck down Trump’s attempt to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders—but the close vote exposed how vulnerable the constitutional right has become.

Alarmingly, only five members of the nine-person U.S. Supreme Court found the U.S. president's executive order revoking birthright citizenship unconstitutional. This is a slender thread.