Experts worried about the implications of the case, which could have affected upcoming elections and gerrymandering and eroded trust in election systems.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down a conservative theory that could have given state lawmakers extraordinary power to set election rules in their states with little oversight from courts, balking at an idea that voting rights groups worried could further erode trust in the nation's elections.
"Since early in our nation's history, courts have recognized their duty to evaluate the constitutionality of legislative acts," Roberts wrote.
The appeal took on added significance because of the 2020 election, during which several courts ruled on absentee ballot procedures amid the lockdowns in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans felt that, in some of those cases, courts had overstepped their authority. Democrats, on the other hand, had framed those same decisions as protecting voters from disenfranchisement.
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,usa today,usa today news,akQNytJMshw,, Politics,Society, channel_UCP6HGa63sBC7-KHtkme-p-g, video_akQNytJMshw,Millions of people turned out nationwide on Oct. 18 to protest actions by the Trump administration and celebrate their Constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly.
Here's a look at the protest and rallies in some of the country's biggest cities:
0:00 - 4:48 New York City No Kings Protest
4:49 - 7:12 Atlanta No Kings Protest
7:13 - 9:49 Chicago No Kings Protest
9:50 - 12:28 Austin No Kings Protest
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,usa today,usa today news,no kings protest live,no kings dc,no kings protest october 18,no kings protest new york,no kings protest atl,_tThrv1sdgI,, Politics,Society, channel_UCP6HGa63sBC7-KHtkme-p-g, video__tThrv1sdgI,While Oct. 18's "No Kings" protests share a name with its predecessor, organizers are expecting an unmatched flood of people for what they believe will be the largest single day of protest in modern American history.
Things have changed in the last four months, organizers and activists told USA TODAY, as the Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement, sent troops into several Democratic-controlled cities, made massive changes to American health care and have cracked down on the First Amendment.
Altogether, 2,500 events are scheduled in big cities, suburbs and tiny towns across the nation, dwarfing the 1,800 scheduled before the June 14 protests of the same name. Anchor events are planned outside the Capitol in Washington, DC, and in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Kansas City, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans and Bozeman, Montana.
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,usa today,usa today news,no kings protest live,no kings dc,no kings protest october 18,no kings protest new york,no kings protest atl,bill nye,bill nye no kings speech,bill nye speech,PLr5F59vgQU,, Politics,Society, channel_UCP6HGa63sBC7-KHtkme-p-g, video_PLr5F59vgQU,Protesters nationwide gathered at more that 2,500 locations on Oct. 18, 2025 to rally against President Donald Trump in what organizers predicted could be the largest one-day protest in modern American history.
The protests were meant as a celebration of free speech, the right to assemble and the First Amendment broadly, according to organizers. They said they also want to push back against recent moves by the Trump administration, including ramped-up immigration enforcement, sending troops into a handful of Democrat-controlled cities, making massive changes to American health care and eroding First Amendment rights, organizers say.
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,usa today,usa today news,no kings protest live,no kings dc,no kings protest october 18,no kings protest new york,no kings protest atl,KL45X9xLTuU,, Politics,Society, channel_UCP6HGa63sBC7-KHtkme-p-g, video_KL45X9xLTuU,Protesters nationwide gathered at more that 2,500 locations on Oct. 18, 2025 to rally against President Donald Trump in what organizers predicted could be the largest one-day protest in modern American history.
The protests were meant as a celebration of free speech, the right to assemble and the First Amendment broadly, according to organizers. They said they also want to push back against recent moves by the Trump administration, including ramped-up immigration enforcement, sending troops into a handful of Democrat-controlled cities, making massive changes to American health care and eroding First Amendment rights, organizers say.
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,usa today,usa today news,anti-fascist movement,violence towards conservatives,Charlottesville Virginia political movement,Trump administration antifa terrorist group,antifa violence,antifa movement,antifa terrorism,anarchism,socialism,communism,antifa activism,fascism,President Donald Trump,pnwp8lBe-mw,, Politics,Society, channel_UCP6HGa63sBC7-KHtkme-p-g, video_pnwp8lBe-mw,Antifa is a far-left, leaderless movement that rose to prominence after Charlottesville in 2017.
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,1,Experts worried about the implications of the case, which could have affected upcoming elections and gerrymandering and eroded trust in election systems.
RELATED: Supreme Court hears arguments that could change election laws
https://tinyurl.com/yp9f84zh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down a conservative theory that could have given state lawmakers extraordinary power to set election rules in their states with little oversight from courts, balking at an idea that voting rights groups worried could further erode trust in the nation's elections.
"Since early in our nation's history, courts have recognized their duty to evaluate the constitutionality of legislative acts," Roberts wrote.
The appeal took on added significance because of the 2020 election, during which several courts ruled on absentee ballot procedures amid the lockdowns in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans felt that, in some of those cases, courts had overstepped their authority. Democrats, on the other hand, had framed those same decisions as protecting voters from disenfranchisement.
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From two of America's most respected journalists, an unflinching and explosive reckoning with one of the most fateful decisions in American political history: Joe Biden's run for reelection despite evidence of his serious decline--amid desperate efforts to hide the extent of that deterioration
In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's effort to avoid his fate is what seals his fate. In 2024, American politics became a Greek tragedy.
Joe Biden launched his successful 2020 bid for the White House with the stated goal of saving the nation from a second Trump presidential term. He, his family, and his senior aides were so convinced that only he could beat Trump again, they lied to themselves, allies, and the public about his condition and limitations. At his debate with Trump on June 27, 2024, the consequences of that deception were exposed to the world. It was shocking and upsetting.
Now the full, unsettling truth is being told for the first time. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson take us behind closed doors and into private conversations between the heaviest of hitters, revealing how big the problem was and how many people knew about it. From White House staffers at the highest to lowest levels, to leaders of Congress and the Cabinet, from governors to donors and Hollywood players, the truth is finally being told. What you will learn makes President Biden's decision to run for reelection seem shockingly narcissistic, self-delusional, and reckless--a desperate bet that went bust--and part of a larger act of extended public deception that has few precedents. The story the authors tell raises fundamental issues of accountability and responsibility that will continue for decades.
The irony is biting: In the name of defeating what they called an existential threat to democracy, Biden and his inner circle ensured it, tossing aside his implicit promise to serve for only one term, denying the existence of health issues the nation had been watching for years, dooming the Democrats to defeat. The decision to run again, the Original Sin of this president, led to a campaign of denial and gaslighting, leading directly to Donald Trump's return to power and all that has happened as a consequence. Rarely does hubris meet nemesis more explosively. Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, Original Sin is essential reading.
Jake Tapper wrote the bestselling nonfiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, which was turned into a critically acclaimed film in 2020, and two New York Times bestselling novels, The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance. He is an Emmy Award-winning TV journalist as lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN. A Dartmouth graduate and Philly native, he lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter, son, three dogs, and cat.
Alex Thompson is a national political correspondent for Axios and a CNN contributor. Before that, he created Politico's West Wing Playbook newsletter and worked at The New York Times and Vice News. A Harvard graduate, he lives in Washington, DC. He has no pets, but is a proud uncle.
Tapper and Thompson are in conversation with Maureen Dowd. Dowd is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, known for her sharp and incisive commentary on politics and culture. She is the author of three bestselling books: Bushworld, Are Men Necessary?, and The Year of Voting Dangerously. She lives in Washington, DC.
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