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Top CNS stories for today including the Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers from contesting a ruling that found they had gerrymandered Virginia voting districts to hurt black voters; Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro shifted his focus to housing challenges facing Americans that he says have worsened under President Donald Trump; A new study found that an ancient farming community roughly 9,000 years ago faced shockingly modern problems, and more.

Your Monday night briefing from the staff of Courthouse News

Top CNS stories for today including the Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers from contesting a ruling that found they had gerrymandered Virginia voting districts to hurt black voters; Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro shifted his focus to housing challenges facing Americans that he says have worsened under President Donald Trump; A new study found that an ancient farming community roughly 9,000 years ago faced shockingly modern problems, and more.

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National

1.) The Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers 5-4 on Monday from contesting a ruling that found they had gerrymandered Virginia voting districts to hurt black voters.

2.) Flexing his muscle as the former head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro shifted his focus Monday to a familiar issue: housing challenges facing Americans that he says have worsened under President Donald Trump.

3.) Upholding a law that prohibits uranium mining in Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday that federal law does not pre-empt the state ban.

4.) In a decision that could have implications for convicted former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that a person can face state and federal prosecution over the same criminal conduct.

Regional

5.) Nearly a third of Los Angeles renters spend over half their income on rent. It’s a startling figure that housing advocates say is directly connected to the homeless crisis but has gone largely untouched over the decades as rent has outpaced wages.

6.) Dallas police said a suspected shooter has died after being taken into custody at the downtown federal courthouse early Monday morning following an exchange of gunfire.

Science

7.) The question of how clouds form in Mars’ atmosphere may have been answered in a new study released Monday: meteors.

8.) An ancient farming community roughly 9,000 years ago faced shockingly modern problems, a new study released Monday has discovered.

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