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Supreme Court Upholds Ohio's Aggressive "Use It Or Lose It" Voter Purge System

2018-06-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Supreme Court rules 5-4 to uphold Ohio’s aggressive voter purge system—the most severe in the nation—that removes voters from registration rolls if they fail to vote in a single federal election and don’t return a mailed confirmation notice. Justice Samuel Alito’s majority …

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Obama Criticizes Citizens United at State of Union, Alito Responds 'Not True'

2010-01-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

President Obama directly criticizes Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision during State of the Union Address, with Justice Samuel Alito visibly shaking his head and mouthing ’not true’ in unprecedented breach of judicial protocol

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