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Live from NPR News. I'm Lakshmi Singh. A federal judge is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the government shutdown. At a hearing today in California, Judge Susan Ilston said administration's actions specifically affecting more than 4,000 federal employees were hasty and illegal. President Trump has accused congressional Democrats of holding a passage of a short term spending bill and has telegraphed plans to fire federal workers during the shutdown. The Supreme Court's conservative majority appears open to rolling back a long standing protection against racial discrimination and redistricting. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang is reporting on arguments surrounding the landmark Voting Rights Act.
Hansi Lo Wang (1:01)
For decades, the Voting Rights act has required certain places where voting is racially polarized to draw districts where racial minority voters have a realistic opportunity of electing their preferred candidates. During oral arguments over their constitutionality, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan asked Legal Defense Fund's Janay Nelson about the possible ending of those requirements.
Janay Nelson (1:19)
What would the results on the ground be?
Janay Nelson (1:21)
I think the results would be pretty catastrophic. If we take Louisiana as one example, every congressional member who is black was elected from a VRA opportunity district.
Hansi Lo Wang (1:33)
Depending on when the Supreme Court rules, it could allow Republicans to redraw up to 19 more House districts in their favor before next year's election. Hansi Luong, NPR News.
Lakshmi Singh (1:43)
Delaware's Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case over elon Musk's compensation. NPR's Camila Domonoski has more. In a 2018 pay package worth more than $100 billion today, the pay package.
Camila Domonoski (1:54)
In question is the largest in history. A lower court in Delaware had thrown it out, saying Musk had too much influence over his own pay. Tesla appealed, emphasizing that shareholders backed this pay package, which said Musk would only get paid if he met huge, seemingly unachievable targets for growth. Here's Jeff Wall, a lawyer for Tesla, in his closing remarks.